December 10th 2021 Fishing Excursion

 

I hit one of my regular fishing holes yesterday after work.  The weather was really strange all day.  Here were the characteristics of the weather:

• Cloudy, Overcast
• Slight wind at times that created current on pond, but then would go away
• Wind was warm, water temp colder than outside air temp
• Air temp was around 60 degrees, and humidity in the air
• some rain throught the day

1st hour

I threw around mainly a jerkbait to no availe.  I changed over to a lipless crankbait, nothing.  I changed over to a jig, no dice.  I changed over to a black and blue colorado spinnerbait with no luck. I even put a wacky worm, because hell, why not! Definitely no bites, and I was really questioning if the fish were even located in the normal spot that I have been catching them this year.

2nd hour

This specific fishing hole that I go to has two different ponds. So in the second hour, after not getting a bite, my thought was to move over the second pond and see what happens.  I tried a jerkbait and a lipless crankbait at that pond with no luck. So as an angler everybody goes through this thought process during the session...am I gonna get SKUNKED?

I had two choices, keep fishing pond 2, and see if I can get some bites before I leave...Or, go back to pond 1 and finish out in another spot I know the fish could be at before I leave.  I chose option 2!  I hustled back to the other pond and actually tied on a different color jerkbait from H20 Express.  This one was the Ultimate Jerk Shad in the Sexy Shad color that you see below.

Bam! For whatever reason, I found them!  I caught 5 fish in about 25 minutes. A couple of takeaways from this fishing session were maybe later in the day they started to feed.  Also, their location definitely was on points in which the current was moving into these points.  I was basically on the opposite end of the pond that I've been catching fish this fall.  Pretty fun when you locate the fish!

We are definitely in jerkbait winter season! The fish are still feeding on shad and small baitfish. The fish in this pond are nice and healthy, and I had a lot of fun with this challenge yesterday. Sometimes the quick choices you make out there work out really well! I could have chosen option 1 to continue fishing pond 2, but I am glad I didn't on this day.  I hope you have luck finding the fish!  Stay Committed, Stay Driven!