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04/08/2018
46° - 50°
Casting
Smallmouth Bass
Orange
Raining
Crankbait
Morning
46° - 50°
04/09/2018
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Finally! I haven't been posting all the weekend outings where I've been getting skunked on a regular basis this winter, but I was elated to finally get my first fish of 2018. I went to nearby Gene Coulon park and threw a squarebill crankbait (Strike King KVD 1.5 in crawfish color). My first fish was actually a rainbow trout (or is this a kokanee?). A little bit later, I hooked into a nice smallmouth bass. It fought really hard and made a couple of great jumps, but I managed to bring it to shore. It was cold and rainy, but it was definitely worth it. Can't wait until next weekend!


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TMBob
4/9/2018 8:26:41 PM
Awesome! I will have join you and see how you do it.
knishino
4/10/2018 4:25:34 PM
Thanks, Bob! Hope to see you at Gene Coulon sometime. I've been enjoying all your reports.
cdflett
4/9/2018 11:23:42 PM
I think it is rainbow but the spots are light. A Kokanee has a forked tail. Can’t see it in your picture.
knishino
4/10/2018 4:26:53 PM
It's a rainbow trout, then. I looked at another photo I took of the fish, and I can see that the tail is not forked. Thanks a lot for the information!
bob johansen
4/10/2018 3:55:21 PM
Nice fish! Nice sharp photos. It always helps the photo if you select a nice background.
knishino
4/10/2018 4:28:55 PM
Thank you so much! It felt great to finally catch one.
salmonbarry
4/11/2018 6:14:13 AM
Congrats! Welcome to 2018! To me it looks like a cutthroat- jaw line and shape looks cutty and pretty bright; could even be a searun. Nice job!
gillslayer
4/11/2018 10:31:19 AM
I'm gonna go with salmonbarry and say cutty due to the elongated jaw line , but definitely a good score from shore??. Thanks for the report, nice to see the bass moving up!
danyole
4/16/2018 9:11:19 AM
Dude thats a nice smallie! Congrats on your furst bass of 2018!
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