Night fishing was on the menu for Sunday night. I headed for SFCR Sunday about 5 pm. I got to the backwaters and got my toon ready and headed out in some strong wind but the waves were not too bad. I tried about everything I had but the fish were not cooperating. I caught a hand full of small bass and several perch and only one walleye before it got dark.
In the picture 7-4-10-E.5 I was trying to see if the oar cam was going to work at night. As soon as I got the camera set I got a bite and had to focus on that. I ended up loosing that fish when it decided to spit the hook. I thought that the picture was funny. If you look that fish was not the only bite I had. I had a skeeter trying to bite my hand. He didn’t get it done.
I trolled after the sun went down and it got real dark. I didn’t get a single bite after dark. I think I should have gone to using bait with a slip bobber. At about 10:30 I got to watch the fireworks in Jackpot Nevada from my Pontoon. That was a load of fun, but in the middle of the fireworks I hear the rocks clattering behind me. Something was coming down the hill and was heading for me.
I got my mag light and turned to see what it was. It was a hungry coyote! I think it was tuned in on my fish finder beeping. He saw the light and headed out. I called it a night about midnight and went to bed.
The next morning I got up at 5:00 am and toped off the toon and headed out. I started to catch a bass every now and then, with a perch mixed in. I worked the bank down about three miles and I was a little disappointed. I crossed the lake and fished down the other side. I got to a rock slide and I was in luck. I hooked a HUGE bass on my rod in the rod holder and before I could grab it the bass jumped and spit the hook. Then I started to catch perch, crappie and bass every pass I made. Then I got a couple of walleye that were clones from the same spot.
About noon I called it a day. I headed back to the truck to find some people fishing behind my trailer. I was parked only 10 to 12 feet from the water so I could launch and load up. There was a million miles of bank to fish but they were behind my trailer. AND they were not going to move so I could load up. I had to carry my boat between them and the trailer. They had several perch and a couple of nice walleyes they got from the bank. It was a good trip, not great just good. I wish I had tried bait at night with a slip bobber. I will have to do that next time. Ron
oh the fireworks were soooo preety ! i wish i was there…
it was cool watching the fireworks. Too bad the fish didn’t think it was cool. Ron
hey ron what were you trolling with a wedding ring?
I did for some of it. Not much luck on that though. Ron
great pics looks like a fantastic time 
Great pics. I like the mosquito net.
Sometimes the unexpected things are what make fishing cool. Like the coyote.
Windriver
I know what you mean. I didn’t expect to see the fireworks either. Ron