Over the holiday weekend, I managed to fit in a little bit of fishing for striped bass on the Colorado River!
I spent most of Saturday and Sunday on the boat with a bunch of family members, so I did not get any fishing time in until Monday. I took my son Jacob with me to one of my favorite striped bass fishing holes, and the spot did not disappoint.
We arrived at the fishing spot on the bank of the Colorado River at about 7:15am. Jacob played in the mud and sand on the bank, while I rigged up the fishing pole and got us ready. We were fishing with frozen anchovies, which is a favorite of striped bass.
We started out using the big pole and reel to try to find the big striped bass hanging out in the deeper current. Right away, I started getting “nibbles” by smaller fish. I call these smaller ones “bait stealers” as they grab on to the portion of the anchovy that does not have a hook and keep nipping and pulling until the anchovy comes free.
After trying for about 30 mins with lots of little nibbles, we did not find any of the large striped bass hanging around. So we went to plan B, which was to catch some of the smaller striped bass. We downsized our rod and reel, as well as the anchovies we were using (used halves or thirds of the anchovies), and quickly caught some of the smaller striped bass. We ended up brining in about 4 in the next 30 minutes, which we kept to eat! Here are some pictures:
We ended up leaving after about an hour and 15 minutes (8:30am) as it was clear we were only going to be catching the smaller striped bass and we had already caught enough for a meal for the 4 of us. Plus, Jacob was anxious to get back to the house for some reason, but I suppose that is the downside of fishing with young kids!
Jacob and I had a great time together, and I would trade a short fishing session with him for a long one by myself anytime. Also, he was still hesitant to touch and hold the fish, but I finally convinced him to hold the smallest dead one when we were back at the house… the only problem is that is ended up giving a final twitch while he was holding it… check it out!
That was a pretty hilarious moment! We ate the fish this week and they were delicious and fresh:
Thank you for reading our fish report!
Brian and Jacob