Shore Fishing Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville, August 12, 2015

Today we went to Green Lakes around 3 pm, we normally go late in the evening. Who knew this was a good time to fish. We normally only catch very small bass or small panfish but today, we got some decent catches (all released). Our first few catches were Pumpkinseeds.

 

I was using my cheap Shakespeare Micro Series UltraLight spincast combo with 4lb monofilament line which I love for Green Lakes because you can feel every bite. They were caught on #8 hooks, with and without flashy spoons on them, worms, and a fixed bobber. This type of bobber is supposed to allow the fish to feel less of the weight on the line than a round bobber.

At some point we switched to #6 Mr. Crappie aberdeen hooks which are very slender like the #8 hooks but less likely to get swallowed. The first largemouth bass I caught was a surprise because it barely fought and let us hold it open handed. I even looked online to see if it could possibly be some kind of trout since its behavior was so off. We caught less pumpkinseeds and more bass as it rounded from afternoon to evening.

What largemouth bass lets you hold it like this without flopping out of your hand?

Shortly after, we got even more of a surprise with an even bigger LM bass and on a #8 hook!

All fish were caught just past the first drop off out from shore and in the more shaded area. We saw a lot of bass jump after 5 pm and even a very large bass. Even caught a tiny baby LM bass that jumped while being reeled in. 

I can't have a post of Green Lakes without showing some of the fantastic scenery. 

Just some beautiful water reflecting.