Projo Fishing: HotBytes

Greg and Jerry McGrath yesterday

Billy Silvia, skipper of the charter boat Can't Imagine, is concentrating on schools of menhaden between Bristol and Prudence Island. He sent this picture of Greg McGrath and his dad Jerry on Greg's birthday yesterday. They caught about 20 bass, Billy saud, and the biggest was 36 inches long. It weighed 19 pounds.

"Freshwater has been brisk to say the least," reports Anthony Palumbo.

"I went to Wordens Pond on Saturday and Sunday and did great. They were hitting on topwater Scumfrogs when fished along the shoreline right into the tall grass. As usual they were also taking worms in basically any form. I fished them wacky, Texas, and even drop shot. When it seemed to slow a bit I threw a Shakey head and they ate those up. I caught about 10 fish with the largest at 5 pouns 2 ounces and the smallest around the 1 pound.

"All fishing was done from 8 a.m. to around 3 p.m. both days.

"I also fished Johnson's Pond from the Zekes Bridge side last Friday and did well hitting the docks with tubes and wacky worms. All but one were 2 pounds or under with the one weighing 3 pounds, 4 ounces. I went under the bridge towards Big River with no luck."

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