Fishing Report Bluff bar june 5th

[Alby]

Left collins at 5.45 stopped at pottahawk couldnt get a bite carried onto bluffs set up in 17 fow about 10 started biting ended up with 45 keepers threw back about as many smaller ones also caught 3 bowfins first time cathing one of them for me an my grandaughter great day to spend together

 

[Deleted member 7631]

@Alby were the bowfins with the perch in 17 FOW? Trying to understand their range. I caught one on Friday in 16 FOW outer bay.

 

[Alby]

Yes they were bite would die of before we caught them

 

[Extra Virgin]

I was out there again today, ended up keeping 20 for the fryer

 

[Alby]

Good deal e.v it was a nice day out there was quite a few boats out there

 

[Deleted member 7631]

@Alby , thanks for bowfin detail. Just one other question. Were you bottom bouncing or suspended? Using real bait - so it's expected you will catch the odd one. Three wow..... I wonder how often these are being caught of spoons / body baits suspended. I hope not to catch them down rigging this summer - that would be another first.

 

[Alby]

Was using minnows on perch rigs

 

[Bay_Fishing]

I've caught bowfins in the bay on cleos mepps #3#4 Worms and spinner baits they fight hard .

 

[singlemalt]

I once caught a bowfin on a top water popper beside an old duck blind on edge of the marsh. I thought I had on a record largemouth until I got him to the side of the boat. Not pretty but powerful!

 

[Deleted member 7631]

I expect they would be caught in or near marsh areas under 8 ft of water. Warmer temperatures. Marsh surface feeding on snakes makes sense. There is a fun factor to catching them - no question there. Just an observation of range and water temps and number of catches being reported. Keep reporting the bowfin catches guys. FOW caught in especially.