Mazon River May 4 More Fish Porn

[pezdek1]

I Fished the Mazon River with my Dad and brother this morning from 5:30am – Noon. The river was at 304 CFS with visibility at about 3 feet, a little dingier than last week. The water has also warmed up significantly over the past week, and we spotted what looked to be some smallmouth fry in some slack water, so at least some of the fish are spawned out already. We fished the spillway for an hour in the morning and came up empty. Then moved up river to another stretch we know and fished from 6:30am – Noon. We got some much better results up here. We managed about 20 smallies between the three of us, with about half a dozen or more rock bass as well. There were a few nice ones. My first fish of the morning came on a black/silver pin’s minnow and taped out at 17 inches. My brother got one a short while later that taped at 16, but was a football. It was a great day to be out, the weather was beautiful, and we caught lots of fish, including some nicer ones.

The 17 incher:



My brother's 16 inch football:





More random fish from throughout the day:














All in all a great day!

[Ken G]

I keep thinking of heading down there, then they keep raising the gas prices.

I should go. The Fox and it's creeks are temporarily dead. Been a bitch.

[Ed79]

What a fabulous river the Mazon is. I could give two shits how big the fish are, or how many I catch. Just being out on that river is awesome.

I must say, however, that the water is NOT as warm as my brother makes it out to be. If you get into the deeper channels, that water is fucking COLD. Probably talking 50 degrees still. That river HAS to be spring fed, because it stays cool most of the year, and seems to heat up MUCH slower than the other rivers. The areas where we saw what appeared to be smallmouth fry, were in slow moving water that got a LOT fo sun. If you hit the main channels of the river, in the areas that don't get much sun, that water is frigid. Really, so cold that, in breathable waders, your legs start to get a little numb.

I love the Mazon. I really don't see any need to fish any other body of water, to be honest. That river is just too natural and beautiful.

[smallmouthfisher]

ed check out my post in the Kank and Tribs... its way closer to you guys.. but I hear ya... I am heading down there right now