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Just catching up from the last week. The boys and I got out a little for some catfish action. We did good with the bullheads on one particular pond (see double catch in the net). We caught a few nice yellow bullheads and a few brown bullheads.

Got a few nice channel cats and one nice flathead last weekend (my 9 year old's first flathead, it was about 9 lb!). He told me that he dreamed about flatheads that night.

We went to one pond this past Friday 7/24: 7 bluegill, 2 pumpkinseed, 1 LMB, 1 black crappie + 2 more crappie lost at the last second as we were bringing them in. I miss crappie fishing, it's something we did for most of the winter. I love that slow jig and that subtle bump and pull when they're on.

Last night we tried a spot up near Stockton, messing around with small plastics: 6 green sunnies, 2 smallies (see photo), 1 rock bass and a creek chub. The smallies were unexpected and a pretty special surprise!

The rock bass have a special place in our hearts because when we fly fish a local creek, we sometimes get pretty good sized ones on our flies. We've always had a love for the rock bass!

Thanks for looking and tight lines!