Morning bite on the Juniata River
Posted by PA-Smallies at 10:32 AM. Filed under: My Fishing Blog, Smallmouth Bass
Early morning cloud cover helped get my fishing partner and I off to a fast start the ended as quickly as it started. We arrived on the water about 7:45 and the bite lasted about one more hour before the sun took it toll and the fish stopped hitting. During that one hour my fishing partner landed 3 smallmouth and had numerous hits. He lost a few as well. The largest fish was a 15 incher pictured above. Not a giant, but definitely respectable. I wasn’t so lucky. I had many hits but just could not connect with any fish. This very frustrating day ended with a big “goose egg” for me. No fish caught! This is my first skunking of the season. Hopefully the last!
The remaining 2 hours we fished resulted in a few bumps on our baits but no fish caught. We did see several very nice smallmouth, in the 18 inch plus ranger, holding in shallow water but we could not entice a hit.
Baits
We threw 4 inch and 7 inch Yum Dingers texposed with no weight. These baits accounted for two fish. A 7 inch lizard bait produced the biggest smallmouth of the day.
Pattern
Early morning fish were holding and biting in 4 feet or less of water in moderate current. The bite lasted as long as the cloud cover. We did try to go deeper once the sun was on the water but still could not find the biters.
Weather Conditions
Could cover early in the morning. Mostly sunny in late morning. Air temps in the mid 70’s.
Water Conditions
Low and clear.
Time
7:45-10:45
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