Submitted by T-rig (ip 198.200.153.31)
Date Fished: 6/27/04
Water Temperature: 80
Water Clarity: 4 feet or greater
Spent a week at Lake Anna on family vacation. Tough bass lake! Went out alone for a day (Wednesday) and tried 7" worms and pig n' jigs and senko's around the coves and points in the Stubbs Bridge area with nothing except for some catfish. Also tried some topwater in the mornings around the same areas with just a few blow-ups and no hook-ups. Stripers were busting shad in the AMs and I did catch a 23 & 24"er on a 5" pearl wild-eye. I also hooked into a drag screamer that I couldn't slow down and after a short battle it pulled the hook.
On Sunday morning I was sitting on the dock drinking coffee and saw a school (10-12 fish) of nice bass cruising around our shoreline. I pitched a green-pumpkin senko and instantly hooked a 3lber. Strange thing was when I was reeling in the bass, the whole school was following and smacking at the senko that slid up the line. One of the bass was easily 6lbs and all of them were 3+. I quickly released the bass and tried to find the school again but to no avail. Has anyone seen bass school up like this before? They were definitely in feeding mode and right up against the bank. Very cool to see!
Next time I go back to Lake Anna, I am going to target stripers.
Good Luck
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