Fish Lips

Mountain Island Lake ~

 Blue Catfish, Spotted Bass, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Vague Fish.

Water temp. about 73F, Air temp 56F to 80F.  Cloudy morning, sunny afternoon.

Windy Day Fishing

22-September-2013 ~ Mountain Island Lake

The wind was whipping at 6:30am out on the water.  Spots, small Largemouths, a small Striper, and one nice Largemouth, rounded out the day, along with a lot of Bluegills.  All fish were released.                                                                                                                                                                            

Bigun's at large

15-September-2013 ~ Mountain Island Lake

The constellation Orion was glowing at 5am outside.  The morning was beautiful.  The morning bite was a bit slow, even though fish were popping everywhere.  The fish missed were a few 'biguns'...  The photos above, a few of many fish,  include:  a channel cat caught on a spoon, a longear sunfish, and a fiesty spotted bass.  All fish were released, and many did not make the trip into the boat.  A fisherman once mentioned to a fishin' guide down at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, after a day of fishing, that "I missed a big one...", and the guide replied "Thats why we go fishing....".   hmmm..

Spooned Catfish

08-September-2013 ~ Mountain Island Lake

Beautiful Sunrise and morning.  Spoons caught a little Striper and a few Blue Catfish, with the 15 pound big-belly shown above.   Spotted bass were on the prowl too.  All fish were released.

Critters: Snapper and Bella the Shih Tzu

Striper, Largemouth, Spotted Bass (hat trick slammer)

02-September-2013 ~ Mountain Island Lake

Back in North Carolina for a slam.  The Spotted Bass was a fingerling, but for a slam,  we'll take anything we can get.   A glorious day.