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Originally Posted by JohnNH
...By the way, have you seen any big smallies in your diving adventures this year? The cooler water conditions have likely contributed to some better than average sizes this year in multiple locations. Normally the average depths for better fish has been 20' to 35' near drop off's surrounding the broads, but that's not the case this year.
Regards,
John/NH
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Hey John,
Yes, I've seen a good number of NICE sized smallmouths during dives this year -- primarily because we usually dive in ideal bass haunts, which are areas with "structure" (walls, shoals, islands, etc. with shallow waters bordering much deeper water). In fact, last Friday evening on the DWC "TGIF" charter, I saw three VERY nice sized smallies hanging together. Of course, everything looks 30% bigger underwater, so I usually try to get really close (they will let you, and are curious and often follow you) and then use my hand as a gauge. I'd say two of these three were three and a half to four pounds -- minimum. Great to see. We used to catch fish that size all the time. Not so much anymore, with all the tournaments taking them to the marinas and then releasing them there. But they ARE out there -- I've seen big fish on every dive this year.
Now why can't those fish be around when I'm angling and not diving?????
