Murphys Point Largemouth

This past Monday was a civic holiday here so Brian, Todd and I headed out to Murphys Point in search of largemouth bass . I didn't keep track of the temperature but it must have been close to 30C. It was a sunscreen type of day - which I actually remembered to apply before heading out on the water.

First stop (actually the second after meeting Todd and Timmies) was the the Murphys Point Park gate to pay our daily access fee. We were on the water by 10 and already it was warm.

The lake we headed for has a reputation for nice sized largemouth bass so I decided to go with the new 7wt switch rod. This was only my second time out with a two handed rod and it was going to be from my float tube. It promised to be interesting but just in case, I had a spare rod in the car. It didn't take long to find fish although they were not exactly in keeping with the backbone of the 7wt. The first fish were overachieving bluegills and perch.As we worked our way along the shore Todd started finding largemouth intermixed with the panfish.We all managed a few before stopping for lunch. After lunch the fishing slowed although we manage to hook into a few more including one Brian estimated at close to 4 pounds that he lured with a surface popper!Despite the bright sunshine, the fishing was good.  Good enough to warrant a return trip.