Good Day at Loch Raven

Type: Nontidal
Region: Central
Location: Loch Raven Reservoir

Went out on Loch Raven yesterday, probably the last ever time since I�m moving to Warrenton, VA for a new job, and I thought I�d try to go out doing something that I�ve always loved: fishing. The fishing was slow, but that didn�t stop me from having a good time. I�ve been trying to keep away from live baits and go all artificial, not an easy habit to kick as any angler knows! Well, the lake didn�t disappoint. Was sunny, high of 81 degrees and a slight breeze, no more than a couple mph, fished from around 7:30AM to 1:30PM. Grass was thick, only a couple feet if that below the surface along most of the shoreline. Went topwater with a couple torpedoes, yellow perch colored and styled to be similar to the natural prey. Had a few very humbling misses, didn�t manage to get a hook in the fish.

Note to self: buy new hooks! Switched over to a Rapala floating jerkbait to keep it out of the weeds. It was also yellow perch colored, one of the smaller sizes since the fish seemed finicky. Ended up with 2 bluegill, a baby bass and some kind of shad, I want to say gizzard shad but I�m not sure. Really should have taken a picture for ID on here.