Today was an exciting day, we
would be visiting the city and there wre quite a few lifers available to me in
the area. We started by attempting to get to the Longear spot again, traffic
screwed us once more L
So we changed plans and headed straight downtown. Alex and I parted ways after
having lunch at the seafood market, she went to visit museums while I fished. I
started by casting around for a Northern Snakehead but didn’t get a single hit.
Giving up on the Snakehead, I cast
out a worm rig and a cutbait rig for White Catfish, Blue Catfish, and whatever
else would hit. It didn’t take long before I had my first bites on the worm
rig, but every fish I pulled up were either Bluegill or White Perch. I kept
some of the gills for bait. Finally, I felt a hit from something slightly
larger and reeled in an American Eel; a species I had caught earlier in the
spring but it was still cool to see another one.
Shortly after, I got another good
bite. I reeled in what I thought would be another Eel, but was pleased to find
a Catfish on the end of my line. My much-desired White Catifsh! Apparently they
are becoming rare in the area so I was super happy to have landed one J
Eventually, Alex came back from
the museum and then later Patrick Kerwin came to join us after work. Pat is an experienced multi-species angler from the DC area, we met online through mutual friends. He told me that it
was unlikely but still possible that I could catch a Longear Sunfish at the
spot and was kind enough to lend me his Sunfish pole so that I could try for
them. I pulled up Bluegill after Bluegill but then suddenly Pat exclaimed
“that’s it” as I lifted up another Sunfish. I looked up dumbly wondering what
was what and it took me a moment before I realized I was holding my lifer
Longear in my hands XD
After catching the Longear, I
“lent” Pat’s pole to Alex so she could also try for some sunnies. She also
caught countless Bluegill but also managed her lifer White Perch. Pat also
caught a Blue Catfish on one of the Bluegill she caught.
After dark, we drove out of the
city and straight into, you guessed it, more traffic! We made our way to a WMA
about 2hrs away and went straight to bed.
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