The smallies are on the nest so I did a little creek wading in search of rock bass. I took my ultra light
and a hand full of dinky swimbaits and was not disappointed. Any pocket of water with any kind of depth
held fish. I am always amazed at how "ambitious" these little guys can be. Their hits are well above their
weight class and they will hit just about anything. Once, on another trip to the Quetico I caught a 5 "
rockbass on a 8" rapala. I think the poor thing was on for a couple of casts before I realized that the
plug wasn't tracking correctly.
Extra note: Since this is a cicada year in the midwest I'd advise having a tiny torpedo or two in ones
kit. When the cicadas start dropping into the water every thing in the river, even naturalized carp will
slurp them off the surface....
fish on,
rivereddy