Ohio River Trip 30 Jun-1 Jul 2008

[riverrat12]

Sorry to here about the slow conditions Bob, I'm hittin Mcalpine tomorrow...Will give you a update if I get into them, but it doesn't sound promising. Good report. Chuck

[big_cat]

Sorry to hear that kind of a report Bob. I had a few nights like that last week. The only bites last week came off live bait. The blues are nestting right now, so I went flathead huntting. I target alot of brush. The flats really like hiding around trees to ambush the bait fish. We had live creek chubs and live bluegills. I would just target the flats until mid to late July. The only blue was that 42 pounder, under the **** last week. When I get off the tug, we will all have to get together and get out. You guys up for that River Rat, Boat Bum, Bob, and who anyone else.

Chris

[Tyme2fish]

I took the Mrs. out with me Tuesday below Mcalpine. Using raw shrimp I caught a 4.5 and 5 pound blue and 1 striper in about 4 hours. Sun got too hot and we left.

[riverrat12]

Water was stained to murky, fished below the lower dam for striper with rattle traps, jigs, and big in line spinners with no luck. Did pick up some shad at sh$% creek and drift fished for a while with no luck. so we pulled up below silver creek to lighten the cooler and still fish, hit a 58# blue within an hour. You could definitely tell she had dropped some eggs her belly was sunk in and fins were torn up. Like to have caught her a couple weeks ago and seen what she would have weighed. That was all we caught.... well did I mention the cooler getting lighter lol...Chuck

[big_cat]

Nice fish Chuck, it should start picking up any day ok maybe a week.
Chris