Big Bad Bluegill

big bluegillI was out trying to catch some monster crappie today, just casting around the shallow areas from the bank hoping to get one of the barn door sized slabs. Here in Virginia, a citation size crappie comes in at 15 inches.

To date, I have caught 9 crappie over that 15 inch mark. A few of those on a fly rod. I was hoping to catch number 10 and score an “Expert Angler” certificate.

Big Crappie Season – 2016

citation crappieThis is big crappie season!

Every year around this time, the crappie school up at the shallow end of a nearby retention pond. Since figuring this out, I have been at that pond trying to catch those barn door size slabs.

Pamunkey River, Virginia

Virginia Rivers
Had a chance to get out on Virginia’s Pamunkey River over the weekend.

We knocked out close to 23 miles over the weekend and had a grand time.