I was fishing one of my favorite creeks recently when there was a disturbance along shore. Minnows flew, water splashed and I knew a big smallmouth bass was chasing bait into the shallows in a freshwater version of a feeding frenzy. Easing up on the area that was no more than 12" deep, I tried cast after cast. Almost resigning to the belief that the fish had left the area, one last cast and PAYDIRT! A "river pig" struck my small spinner and the fight was on.
Underwater View of Smallmouth Bass Nest
Underwater View of Smallmouth Bass Nest
Underwater View of Smallmouth Bass Nest
I was fishing one of my favorite creeks recently when there was a disturbance along shore. Minnows flew, water splashed and I knew a big smallmouth bass was chasing bait into the shallows in a freshwater version of a feeding frenzy. Easing up on the area that was no more than 12" deep, I tried cast after cast. Almost resigning to the belief that the fish had left the area, one last cast and PAYDIRT! A "river pig" struck my small spinner and the fight was on.