Thursday on Mill Creek

Type: Tidal
Region: Southern
Location: Mill Creek

On 11/5, I fished Mill Creek. I was looking for striped bass, largemouth bass and snakehead. I started targeting striped bass along the channel markers near the mouth of Mill Creek. Trolling 1/2 oz jigs with 5� electric chicken paddle tail plastics. It wasn�t long and I had the first fish on board. After catching nine fish from 15 inches to 21 inches I headed up the creek.

I paddled to the headwaters where there is a shallow tidal lake. The average depth of the lake varies from two feet to a high tide depth of four foot. Once I got there, I got out of the kayak fished and from shore. To fish the lake in a kayak or canoe you�d need to portage your boat or drag it across rip-rap. There is a narrow channel that flows from the lake. In this channel you can catch largemouth bass by casting topwater baits or small spinner baits.

In the past I�ve caught carp, rockfish, bass and snakehead out of the lake. Today I caught a single largemouth bass on a small spinner bait. I then headed back down to the mouth of the creek catching an additional rockfish on the paddle down. Once I got to where I caught the fish earlier in the day I caught another rockfish.

In all I caught nine rockfish and a largemouth bass. It was a beautiful day to be out on the water.