Red Mill Lewes Bass Fishing Reports

[steve1]

Arrival: 7:00 AM
Water temperature: 42.3
Air Temperature: 48
Weather: Sunny
Wind: 5-10 MPH
Water Clarity: heavy stain
Visibility: 8-10 Inches

The first fish of the day came at 8:00 AM from the north shore cove, on a Ambush Stealth Diver in Red. It was aggressive, and weighed 2.8 pounds. We moved further back into the cove and caught the second bass on the same bait by a dock, and it was 2.4 pounds, but healthy, and a little whiter than the first bass in color.

We worked several plastics and crankbaits, along with Terminator spinnerbaits mixed in, but no takers on those baits. The fish were in water that was 2-3 feet deep.

The Third bass came from the point on the south shore by some brush, again on the Ambush Stealth Diver in a redish color, and it went 3.4 pounds, and was a little more green, and healthy.

We worked Senko's and Berkley Gulp, and some Kreature baits slowly in this area, but they would not respond, so we went to a very fast retrieve, and caught the 4th fish at the roadside by the pilings that run out, and it bulldogged and fought hard, and after about 45 seconds we landed, weighed, took pictures and videotaped the location, baits, and bass, that weighed in at 5.7 pounds. Full of eggs!

The water temperature now was 50.1 degrees.

We worked back up the lake hitting all the prime areas with various baits, but caught the remaining 2 bass of the day on the lipless crankbaits in red. That was the pattern and baits they wanted today. Wood and points near deep access with grass and pads mixed in or close by, on a hard bottom.

Good day, good video, and still pictures for you all to see soon.

Now to bed after the radio show we are doing tonight, and then up at 3 AM to leave at 4 AM, for a 2 1/2 hour drive towards Trap Pond in lower Delaware. We will report on that when we get home at about 9 PM. We are staying all day there tomorrow as we are busy the rest of the week, and can't get out again for fun until Sunday after the heavy rains subside.
The time to go is NOW!

Tight Lines Steve

[steve1]

Anglers Fishing: Steve and Kurt vonBrandt, Chuck Warren

The entire day was filmed in dolby surround sound on new video equipment and is being edited now for a new video on site and a DVD.
Still photos will appear in the Gallery in about 5 days. The new radio show with fishing reports will be up very soon. Probably tonight or Thursday afternoon.

Fresh Water Fishing Report for:
Delaware Lakes, Ponds, Rivers and Upper Chesapeake Bay
Updated: April 13, 2005.
Red Mill, Lewes, De
S&K Guide Service went to Red Mill again today, and found water temperatures in the low 50's at 7:00 AM.

The water was heavily stained, but not muddy, and many bass were on beds, or in the process of making them, while some others were still in a Pre-Spawn mode. The lipless crankbaits were not the bait today though. The Spotsticker and B&D spinnerbaits produced all the bass we caught. The fish were on a lily pad pattern, and were in about 10 inches to 2 feet of water. The baits were slow rolled, and that was the only way the bigger bass wanted it. We fished until 2:25 PM, and ended up with 12 bass that ranged from 2 1/2 to 6 pounds. Most of the bass were over 4 pounds, with 3 others at about 5 1/2 to 6 pounds. Not as hot as 2 days ago, but all in all, a great day!
We did a complete TV show of about 45 minutes on the lake and tactics, with lots of hooksets and jumping fights back to the boat. We will have the video and still pictures available in about 3 days.

Until next time, See You On The Water. Steve S&K

[steve1]

Lake: Red Mill
Location: Lewes, De
Date: 4/10/05
Weather: Sunny, 70 degrees
Wind: 5-10 MPH
Water Temperature: 50-55 Degrees
Water Color: Stained

We got to Red Mill at 7:00 AM, and launched at our private ramp and headed to the first cove on the north shore.
We worked this area with lipless crankbaits in red, and with a White/Chatruese spinnerbait to start out. My brother Kurt, landed the first bass of 2.9 pounds on the Ambush Lipless crankbait and shortly after that I picked up one on the spinnerbait that weighed 1.9 pounds. Both healthy and with a little more color this week as the water had cleared quite a bit.

We left this cove and headed towards the main highway and worked points leading into hard bottom bays with some wood and pads and caught 2 bass, both on the Ambush Stealth Diver in red, and they weighed in at a hefty 5.1 and 4.9 pounds. After covering this area well with various baits, we went on plane and ran to the upper end of the lake in another shallow cove with some pads poking the surface. It also has some chunk rock and wood mixed in along a 200 yard stretch of bank, and we landed 6 more bass from this area, all on the crankbait that ranged from 4.2 pounds, all the way up to a whoping 7.3 pounds, and full of eggs. We turned around after taking some posed still photos and releasing the bass, and worked back down the same bank towards the main lake again.
This time the same bank produced 3 more bass that had apparantly moved in to the warming shallows from deeper water, and they weighed between 4.7 and 6.4 pounds. Good bass anywhere. We were happy to say the least after a long winter.



We went downlake to another cove with similar cover and caught 3 more bass all on crankbaits that went from 3.5 to 5.8 pounds. We put the 2 biggest ones in the livewell, added some chemicals and aeration to keep them healthy, took still photos and video, and released them. After having a quick bite to eat, we went back to the first spot we started in and re-worked it again with the same baits.
We only caught one bass this time, but it was 7.9 pounds. A GIANT in Delaware or Maryland. A nice bass anywhere!

We fished until 3:00 PM exactly and landed 5 more bass from shallow cover, all on red crankbaits, (Ambush), that went from 1.3 to 4.6 pounds. We called it a day, and will be back on the water after taking care of some businesss and the next radio show scheduled for Tuesday night.



Hopefully, Wednesday will be half as good, or who knows?, maybe better! Tight lines
Steve and Kurt vonBrandt S&K Guides/Delaware Tackle/Anglers Radio

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