Projo Fishing: HotBytes

Wandering freshwater fisherman Anthony Palumbo stuck to a single spot this week.

"I fished Warwick's Gorton Pond exclusively and did excellent," he writes. "The bite was a bit slow at the beginning of the week but it got better lately. I caught numerous 2- and 3-pound largemouth bass. They were taking Baby Bass colored Senkos and 6.5-inch cut-tail worms like candy. I also did well using Yamamoto Kreatures, mainly in black with blue flakes.

"The highlight was a pair of fat 5-pounders both taken on Baby Bass Senkos. The key with all the fish I caught was to let the worm fall to the bottom. Most all bites came a foot or so off the bottom. I had success with some drop-shot rigs as well using small 4-inch finesse worms in almost any color. I would just drop them to the bottom and let the current do the work.

"Black crappie in nice large sizes were also biting the drop-shot rig as well."

 Tags  bass crappie fishing freshwater Gorton Pond ponds Rhode Island Warwick Yamamoto

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