Wednesday, June 10, 2009

lake thurmond fishing report

Largemouth bass are one of the most popular types of fish in the United States. Winter time brings on many thoughts, holidays, dark afternoons, football on TV and for me some of the best fishing there is.

My Dad told us stories of dancing northern pike, muskies almost 6 feet long and pickeral to fill the freezer for the kitchen table, those were the days. The first thing is checking your local regulations. You cast the fake fly and then flick it above the surface of the water so that, to the fish, it looks just like a juicy piece of food! All sorts of things are used to make the fly such as ribbon, string or hair.

We would fish the river for muskie, pike and walleye and we trolled downstream to thousands of rock islands created within the famous Canadian shield and dotted the outlet to big water. I will mark the very good fishing spots with my gps to make sure to come back to them another day and slow down with a jig or even some live bait. Many ponds are located right near the road and are easily accessible, you simply can't see them from where you typically are located.

Practice is the most important thing to do once you have your new fly-fishing outfit in hand. This is how to fish.

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