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My buddy Jay and I fished Sunday on a pond he has access to on some family property. The fishing was insane. This pond is loaded with LMB and bluegill. We probably landed close to 50 bass in a matter of hours. It really didn’t matter what we threw because it was going to get eaten regardless. Average size for most of the bass was around 1lb, but Jay caught a couple that were near 3lbs. I threw the fly rod for a little while and would land small bluegill on nearly every cast. Every once in a while a bass would chase the bluegill or smash the popper, but it was just easier to use the spinning rod. Jay caught a nice goggle-eye (warmouth) on a spinnerbait, one of the biggest I’ve seen. Apparently they were never stocked, so it is anyone’s guess how he made it in there. What a great way to spend a Sunday.

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Hit another creek Saturday, which may be my favorite creek to wade in Louisiana. Conditions were just as they were on Friday, though the water level in this creek was not as low as the other. Fishing was a little slower than on Friday and again none of the bass had any size to them, but the creek was as beautiful as ever. The bluegill were very active. I usually don’t catch too many on the creeks, but they were all over the place Saturday. I also caught one of the prettiest longears I’ve ever seen and a redspotted sunfish, don’t see those too often. Not too many longear caught overall which is strange for this creek. I also got a double on the popper-dropper Saturday, those are always fun. I might not have caught as many bass as on Friday, but I saw far more diversity, it was a great day. The Tevas are officially badass, I’ll post up a gear review soon. In all honesty, they are exactly what I wanted in a wading shoe for Louisiana creeks.

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Waded a creek today and caught a bunch of spotted bass. I haven’t hit the creeks in a long time, so it was nice to get out wading again. The weather was perfect, winds were light, highs around 90. Water levels are pretty low so the creek was very clear, the bass were looking up too. I threw a popper or slider the entire time and always had action. The strikes were very aggressive too. Nothing of size today, everything was under 1lb, but that didn’t matter much. The snakes are out, saw 3 today, 1 being a small copperhead that was swimming across the creek. Always got to watch out for snakes on these creeks. I finally got a chance to try out some new wading shoes, Teva Sling Kings. So far, so good. No problems with sand or gravel entering the footbed and they were comfortable the entire trip. Looking to get out again tomorrow and hit another creek. These wade trips are good prep for next weekend’s trout fishing.

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