small fish weekend

[Ed Wahl]

I went up to the North Fork American on Saturday to spend the evening with my brother and nephews who were camping there. Had a little time in the evening to fish before dark and caught 3 little smallmouths. No pics, forgot to grab the camera, but nephew number 2 did get to land one of them. Water's low and warm, perfect for swimming and hanging out in.

Next morning I headed on up the hill to check out the "fabled" midget bass of Rucker Lake.

Turns out it's true. I caught about 2 dozen of these little dudes in about an hour and a half. Should be a great place to take kids, as long as they have some sort of watercraft. These fish are very willing to smack a small clouser.

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What are these guys doing in the mountains?
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The campsites here look great, but you have to walk everything from your car down to the campsites.

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[Scott V]

Little mini bass, too cool Ed. Looks like a nice place to car camp also.

[Charlie Gonzales]

So how did that Oscar fight; closest thing we will see to a peacock in these parts.

[Ed Wahl]

Hi Charlie, the greenie's fought much better than the tiny bass. Made me think I'd found something bigger.

I like the campsites, despite the fact that they are all "hike in"spots. A person could camp there as a base and fish in any number of lakes in the area. Ed