I put out at Solley's around 4:30 pm yesterday. I started out by trolling for rock in one of my previously successful spots to no luck. Switched up to the ultralight/beetle-spin combo and managed a dozen or so perch in a short time - all relatively small. Trolled a few more spots over the next couple of hours with no bites, but caught more perch in between paddling. Finished up in the same area where I began around sunset and the perch bite was still hot but by 7:30 some bigger ones were mixed in - no footballs but several were in the 9"-10" range. Overall, I caught 50-plus perch in a little over 3 hours, and a single 5" rock.
I didn't head very far upstream but didn't spot/smell any fallout from the sewage spill/dead menhaden. No issues with grass beyond the usual either.
I didn't head very far upstream but didn't spot/smell any fallout from the sewage spill/dead menhaden. No issues with grass beyond the usual either.
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