June 2015 Fishing Totals

Here are my fishing totals for June 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 23

Largemouth Bass:  87
Panfish:                  2
Catfish:                  0
Crappie:                 0
Total Fish Caught:   89

Compare with May 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 22

Largemouth Bass:  58
Panfish:                  5
Catfish:                   1
Crappie:                  0
Total Fish Caught:  64

Compare with April 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 24

Largemouth Bass: 57
Crappie:                 1
Total Fish Caught: 58

Compare with March 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 18

Largemouth Bass: 21
Crappie:                 1
Total Fish Caught: 22

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2015 YEAR TO DATE TOTALS

Total Trips Fishing:   87

Largemouth Bass:  223
Panfish:                    7
Catfish:                     1
Crappie:                    2
Total Fish Caught:   233

Fishing Trip #87 June 30, 2015 5:45 AM

Went fishing with Mary this morning. She out-fished me 6 to 5! We were at the lake for about 90 minutes.

Weather Conditions: 71 degrees with no winds and an overcast sky.

• I caught 5 largemouth bass using a Wacky Rigged Plastic Worm.
• Mary caught 6 largemouth bass using a Wacky Rigged Plastic Worm (bringing her season total to 24 bass in just 10 trips to the lake).

Catch and Release.

Fishing Trip #86 June 27, 2015 10:30 AM

Went fishing with David Cobb today at Harrisonville Lake. I caught a 20 inch largemouth bass in the weeds with a 5-inch plastic worm rigged wacky style. David helped me land it. Awesome spot!!

Weather conditions: 71 degrees with no wind.  The sky was clear and sunny.

• Caught 1 largemouth bass using a Wacky Rigged Plastic Worm.

Catch and Release.

Fishing Trip #85 June 26, 2015 6:00 AM

Went fishing for about 30 minutes on my way to work this morning. I'm a sucker for fishing in the rain and I couldn't resist the chance to cast out my line this morning. The rain and winds were strong at times, blowing my rain hood off and making my line difficult to see. I tried my spinnerbait for a while but it was a 6 inch plastic worm that the fish wanted this morning.

Weather conditions: 66 degrees and heavy rain with strong winds from the south.  The sky was cloudy with thunder and lightning. The lake was choppy.

• Caught 1 largemouth bass using a Wacky Rigged Plastic Worm.

Catch and Release.

Fishing Trip #84 June 25, 2015 5:25 AM

Went fishing for about 60 minutes on my way to work this morning. I walked around to the spot I was told about yesterday. Although I did not hook a big lunker, I did catch several bass between 11 and 13 inches long.

Weather conditions: 77 degrees with a light breeze from the southwest.  The sky was clear and the lake was quiet and calm.

• Caught 5 largemouth bass using a Wacky Rigged Plastic Worm.
• Caught 1 largemouth bass using a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.
• Caught 1 largemouth bass using a Spinnerbait.

Catch and Release.

Catch #1 using Crankbait

Catch #2 using Spinnerbait

Catch #3 using 5" Plastic Worm

Catch #4 using 5" Plastic Worm

Catch #5 using 6" Plastic Worm

Catch #6 using 6" Plastic Worm

Catch #6

Catch #7 using 6" Plastic Worm

Fishing Trip #83 June 24, 2015 5:45 AM

Went fishing for about 45 minutes on my way to work this morning. After I was there for about 20 minutes and man walked up to me and I recognized him. He is a good friend of our family and he has lived in the area for many years. He gave me a few tips on the best spots to find big fish. He even pulled out his iphone and showed me pictures of some pretty good sized bass he caught there. Next trip to this lake, I'm heading for the spots he showed me.

Weather conditions: 69 degrees with a light breeze from the southeast.  The sky was clear and the lake was quiet and calm.

• Caught 4 largemouth bass using using a Wacky Rigged Plastic Worm.

Catch and Release.

Catch #1

Catch #2

Catch #3

Catch #4

Fishing Trip #82 June 23, 2015 5:30 AM

Went fishing for about 90 minutes this morning. The fish we not biting very much. I eventually caught 4 bass. Although I tried a bobber a few times, there were no hits. The bass must have been down in the weed beds.

Weather conditions: 72 degrees with no wind.  The sky was clear and the lake was quiet and calm.

• Caught 4 largemouth bass using using a Wacky Rigged Plastic Worm.

Catch and Release.

Catch #1

Catch #2

Catch #3

Catch #4

Sunrise at 5:53 AM

Fishing Trip #81 June 22, 2015 5:45 AM

Went fishing with Mary this morning. We were at the lake for about 45 minutes. Mary caught the first fish within a few minutes of our arrival. I caught bass #200 for this season. The wind gusts kept our lines blowing, so we tried the bobber.

Weather Conditions: 74 degrees, strong winds from the south and a cloudy sky.

• I caught 2 largemouth bass using a Wacky Rigged Plastic Worm.
• Mary caught 1 largemouth bass using a Wacky Rigged Plastic Worm (bringing her season total to 18 bass in just 9 trips to the lake).

Catch and Release.

Mary working her magic.

First catch of the day!

Catch #1 and Bass #200
of the season!

Catch #2 - 13 inches

Fishing Trip #80 June 19, 2015 5:55 AM

Went fishing for about 30 minutes on my way to work this morning. The air was a little cooler this morning and the bullfrogs were out in force. The bass were hitting the 5 inch plastic worms but when I tried a 6 inch plastic worm, they stopped biting. I switched back to the 5 inch worms and bites returned.

Weather conditions: 64 degrees with a light breeze from the north.  The sky was clear and the lake was quiet and calm.

• Caught 4 largemouth bass using using a Wacky Rigged Yum Plastic Worm.

Catch and Release.

Catch #1

Catch #2

Catch #3

Catch #4
Note the scar on this bass. He has
been through the ringer a few times.
Catch & release...he will live to fight
for another day.

Fishing Trip #79 June 18, 2015 5:30 AM

Went fishing for about 55 minutes on my way to work this morning. I had three fish on and landed two. One got away from me and wiggled back into the water before I could take its picture.

Weather conditions: 71 degrees with a light wind from the south.  The sky was clear and the lake was quiet and calm.

• Caught 1 largemouth bass using using a Wacky Rigged Yum Plastic Worm.

Catch and Release.