05-02-2010, 09:00 AM
Still no trolling motor so I thought I would try down at the riverpark for some Redbreast Sunfish. I didn&#39;t ask anybody to join me as I thought the wind and current might make for a poor fishing day. Got on the water about 11:30.<br /><br />Drumking and I had discussed fishing for the Redbreast and he had indicated some general areas where he had success in the past. I have never fished for them before so I really didn&#39;t know how deep, etc. So it was pretty hit or miss until I found some and got a pattern going. Went downriver from the riverpark ramp prospecting. I was using a 5&#39; UL crappie rod and a BG Shad in &quot;Blue Thunder&quot;. The small spots loved it. I couldn&#39;t get it to the bottom trying to find the Reds because a bass would hit it on the way down. Fun, but no size and not what I was looking for. Moved closer to downtown and tried different depths until I finally caught a nice bull Red. The fish were holding in 6-8 &#39; of water off some riprap shoreline. Could tell immediately when you got one on, totally different than the bass. Caught 13 in that general area, all nice fish in the 9-9.5&quot; range. Tried a couple of other spots but wind was getting up and I was fighting the boat a lot. <br /><br />Ran back toward the dam and saw Nauticman and his nephew just starting out. Pete didn&#39;t think the Reds were bedding yet, but cant be far off as these fish were highly colored.<br /><br />Caught a couple more bass near the dam and ended the day with 24 Spots (only a couple med, lots of smalls), 2 small Brown fish, 1 White Bass, and 13 Redbreast. The BG Shad was the bait of the day, all fish returned to the lake. Came in around 4:00 after a fun and interesting afternoon.<br /><br />Regards, Labman