10-31-09 Halloweens Bartlett Lake w/ Austin

The weather could not have been BETTER but the fishing was rough! Austin Whipple was w/ dad and I this trip (4th guest, 2nd non-family). We casted, trolled jigs and crankbaits for 2 hours. Not even a nibble! Dad had me pull into an old favorite rocky point and try for some bluegils. The spot didn't let us down! Dad caught a nice greengill (in the bluegill family) right off the bat! We were on the fish for the next 2 hours. Caught two dozen gills (7 keepers), 2 small catfish and a nice 1.5lbs bass. Dad was throwing a red-tailed fly w/ a small spinner blade (the fly idea came from rick) and a fuzzy micro jig. Of-coarse, we had to be off the water by 4pm (Ma didn't want to be alone Halloween night) right when the fishing was getting good! I literally caught the bass as dad was preparing to leave, bummer. If you look closely at the `dead fish` pic you'll see a purple rubber worm w/ hook. That was inside the bass's stomach when I caught it! He coughed it up in the cooler. Weird! We'll be back next week and out til after dark. Looks to be warm all week, good for big gills!