CG_Fishes Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Caught my first swimbait bass of the year, and since last July. Haven't been targetting bass, especially largemouth a whole lot the past few years. Being obsessed with pike, walleye and now trout on the fly. For my first swimbait bass of the year it certainly wasn't a bad fish, being my biggest since 2019 at 5lbs 7oz. Spent 4 hours with the fly rod in my hand catching bluegill, pumpkinseed, green sunfish, golden shiner and even crappie on wooly buggers, nymphs and dries. Picked up the bass gear after seeing some bass blowing up on fish and having a 5-6lb fish chase a shiner to my feet and jump out of the water trying to grab it off my line. 3 casts with the magdraft and she ate a few cranks in. Stoked to have caught one this size for my first of the year. I probably won't spend a whole lot of time chasing these guys, but wouldn't mind a few more this size. Overall a fantastic day on the water ThatKidInNY, Jonnybass64, Jordan B and 15 others 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossyback Angler Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 That is a beauty of a bass. Was definitely worth the cast with the Magdraft for sure. Looks like really enjoying and having much success fly fishing. Some nice multi species catches. CG_Fishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterWolf44 Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Those are beautiful fish.I'm in the same boat. I've been using alot of conventional tackle. That's what I love about NY. I can drive 10 mins for trophy pike water and walleyes. I have been getting some good action on the Flag 170 though. I used to fly fish but haven't in a few years CG_Fishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepinItReelFishing Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Come for the largemouth catch....stay for all the awesome other species. Congrats Conner on the nice largemouth! That fish really has some profile both in hand and on the board. Excellent images of all the other fish....each species is its own beautiful little gem. Really loving the golden shiner. For as many waters as I know they swim in by me, I have never actually caught/seen one. CG_Fishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG_Fishes Posted May 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 45 minutes ago, KeepinItReelFishing said: Come for the largemouth catch....stay for all the awesome other species. Congrats Conner on the nice largemouth! That fish really has some profile both in hand and on the board. Excellent images of all the other fish....each species is its own beautiful little gem. Really loving the golden shiner. For as many waters as I know they swim in by me, I have never actually caught/seen one. Thanks Carl, that bass was definitely a good end to my day. Such a fat fish, surprised it didn't weigh more. I suspect it was mainly egg weight as the belly felt empty and she was dropping eggs as I was getting pics/releasing her. Crazy how early the fish are spawning this year, my season may be over before it really started. Multispecies has been my jam for a while now. It's more fun when you value every catch instead of treating certain fish as lesser than just because they aren't bass. For example, many angler's attitude towards pickerel. Overall I have definitely taken a step back from trophy fishing and into fun fishing as my fishing time has been limited with school. As for the golden shiners, they are incredibly elussive, I have never seen one other than on the end of my line, or dimpling the surface. Super fun to catch, like little sharks attacking dry flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Great bass and all the others CG_Fishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayAreaAngler Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 Looks like a fun day man, I myself couldn’t put down a swim bait rod for some blue Gill action. But those are some nice ones epic colors too. CG_Fishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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