Smallies and unlimited sunnies on the SBR.

[Fishinfire]

Had to get dog food last night so while at the pet store I picked up a 50 pack of super mealworms in hopes of catching a fat rainbow today. Headed back to the SBR this morning. River was running clear, some leaves afloat but tons more blanketing the bottom. Started casting into the holes and almost immediate slam by a big fat sunny. Unhooked and tossed the line back in. THUMP THUMP THUMP, figuring another sunny, gave the rod tip a twitch and felt the same light tugging. Reel in and to my surprise it is a 6" smallie. This action happened all day long. sunny after sunny, baby smallie after smallie. River seems to be littered with them! Of course this was way better than getting the skunk!

End of the trip I decided to try the first hole I hit in the morning and hooked up with what I thought (and hoped) would be a decent trout for the table tonight. Get it close and see a decent fish to finish the outing. Quick photo and off she went.

I can't catch a trout to save my life this year! Guess my stamp is turning out to be just a donation this year!

On the positive side of things, all those baby smallies averaging between 6"-10" show a great hope for the future of smallie fishing!