Spruce Run 4-26-18 - Skunked from the Boat but Success beating the bank
 

Took advantage of the nice weather and had myself a day entirely dedicated to fishing. My first stop was the NBRR north of 78 where I was targeting trout and smallies. I had never been to this stretch of river before and I really liked the stretch near the entrance to AT&T (where 202/206 crossed over river). Hooked one medium sized largemouth here then moved on. Next stop was Spruce run where I decided to launch despite pretty stiff winds. I gave up after 2 hours without a bite and planned to stop at the Rowland Mills section of the SB on my way home. As I always do when I leave SR after getting skunked on the bot, I stopped at the lot by SR Creek for a few final casts. It was getting close to magic hour and there were a good number of anglers spread along the point there. I started casting about 30 yards from the bridge with a wacky senko. Managed to land a decent 3.8 lb largemouth first then about half hour later a decent smallmouth (first of the year). Unfortunately I lost what would have been a PB smallie before I could snap a pic. I had just removed the hook and was showing off what looked to be about a 19” smallie to the other anglers who had heard the commotion when I lost my grip and dropped the fish into the 3 inches of water where I was standing. After that it was me diving into the water trying desperately to grab the fish without success. You could probably hear my expletives clear across the lake when I watched my PB swim away. All in all a good day though!


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Re: Spruce Run 4-26-18 - Skunked from the Boat but Success beating the bank
 

Nice couple a fish ya got there dude. Congrats on the PB that got away.

Re: Spruce Run 4-26-18 - Skunked from the Boat but Success beating the bank
 

Surprised you didn't get any stocked trout on the North Branch. Nice fish and congrats on the PB SMB !!

Re: Spruce Run 4-26-18 - Skunked from the Boat but Success beating the bank
 

Nice fish.

North Branch sure is puurty around there. Gets skinny then real deep in some spots. Lmk if you're looking for some nicer spots to fish around that part.

Re: Spruce Run 4-26-18 - Skunked from the Boat but Success beating the bank
 

Quality bassing right there.

Re: Spruce Run 4-26-18 - Skunked from the Boat but Success beating the bank
 

Awesome report! Great looking Bass all around! You don’t always need to be on a boat to catch some really nice fish. Keep em’ comin’ man!!! YEA BUDDY!!!:D

Re: Spruce Run 4-26-18 - Skunked from the Boat but Success beating the bank
 

Good fish! Nice work

Re: Spruce Run 4-26-18 - Skunked from the Boat but Success beating the bank
 

nice report. no worry's it still counts as a pb congrats on that. you will no doubt be getting more fish that will probably bump that one as your pb, tight lines logs22.