Fishing Report 5-30-09

[sandmannd]

Well I went out with a guy from another site on Thursday this week. I wanted to learn how to handline and he's been doing it for a couple of years. We had a great time. Took my three year old daughter with me and she had a blast too. Handling is a great way to find fish as you can constantly move around and maintain contact with the bottom. We caught a decent number of fish but only two keepers, though they were really nice. Number 7 shads were the ticket on the handlines. I got my first double on a handline on Thursday as well, that's a rush!!

Went out this morning and hit a couple of spots early. Didn't manage much, just a couple of white bass and a smallie. Moved around and just couldn't get them to bite. Made our way down to Prescott and did a little better. In the first half an hour there we had keepers in the boat that were nice sized. After a little longer we decided it was time to try handlining out of my boat. Had some problems with the lines tangling as it takes a while to get used to but we managed a few fish on them. Ended the day in Prescott with a few fish to bring home. Fish that were caught were on handling, jig and a minnow or leech and Lindy's with a minnow or leech. They liked the jumbo leeches today for sure so that's starting to turn on.