Fishing this long weekend? Where u going? Bait?

[MuskieBait]

If you are catching out of season fish steadily, as you mentioned, you are required to move location or to change presentation such that you are no longer catching the out of season species.

It is one thing to catch the odd out of season species, but another thing entirely to remain in the same location and continue to catch them.

Not trying to be mean, but just pointing out the proper action an angler should take to avoid catching out of season fish.

(05-24-2016 10:59 AM)eimajretnuh Wrote:  

(05-23-2016 08:25 PM)tweedwolfscream Wrote:  

(05-22-2016 12:01 PM)eimajretnuh Wrote:  I spent the last two mornings (6-9am) chucking spinners off the end of the Bertie Boat Club pier in Crystal Beach. Steady smallmouth action — all over 2lbs. They are still a little sluggish but were slamming Mepps Aglias (Size 3 & 4 in bronze). Lots of fun.

Minimal boat traffic and the lake was like glass. Overcast, too. Couldn't have asked for better conditions.

Not to be that guy but you know smallmouth bass doesn't open until late June, right? It's illegal to target an out-of-season fish... of course if one happens to bite while you're fishing for pike or panfish, and you release it quickly, that's fine, but it sounds like you had bass patterned and were hitting them...

Fair comment. I was actually targeting pike — which I have caught at the Bertie Boat Club in the spring before. All catch and release, obviously.