Mid August 2021 Fishing Report

 

Some of the lastest pics of recent fishing adventures...

Foley Park

This was a new spot that we explored last weekend.  It's actually a park that that has a couple of "pay to fish" ponds on it.  I guess do to the Covid pandemic right now, they are not charging to fish in the ponds.  What was interesting is we decided to fish right next to the parking lot in a spot that was basically a canal next to the entrance of the park.  We weren't even fishing in the ponds and the bass were hitting our wacky worms!  Here is another pic of Lil' Shaka with a three pounder he caught below:

We were using the Creme Craw Colored stick baits in the wacky rigs.  He had this one pulled to the bank before I could even blink an eye.  He's turning into a really good fisherman.  This year he has learned to catch fish on wacky worms really well.  I showed him how to fish with Zoom Flukes during spring spawn season.  He has played around a bit with the Texas rig scenario as well, but it isn't his favorite thing to do.

Fletcher's

This is a place we've been going to for the last year.  It has some of the biggest bass I've caught in these ponds.  I caught this one also on a wacky worm.  I was there during lunch hour.  Pretty nice bass as you can see below:

During this time of year, you can catch some really nice bass in the ponds there.  You definitely have to fish weedless.  There is a lot of grass and hydrilla that grows up on this pond, and the fish know how to hide if you hookset them and reel them into the bank.  Good idea to have at least 10-15 lbs test otherwise you risk breaking your line off trying to pull the bass up from the weeds.  There is also a ton of poison ivy, and I had a breakout from this pond the last time I went.  As you can see I am completely covered now.

Neighborhood Pond

This little neighborhood pond has been a great addition to our circuit this year.  As I have said in previous posts, we used to think this pond was completely "lifeless"...but we figured out how to fish this pond, and it has been producing bass ever since.

The storm clouds were rolling in...It did not rain on me though.  This beauty...chased after the Zoom Fluke in the Houdini Color.  Aggressive as well as I did not have to really set the hook.  She chomped down hard.  See the pic below of this beauty:

So there is your report for the middle of August 2021 from the ShakaOG.  We continue to have fun with fishing during this Pandemic.  It continues to be a challenge, it countinues to be fun, and it continues to be a peaceful endeavor in nature for Lil' Shaka and me.  I hope all of you are fine this weekend.  Stay Committed, Stay Driven.