Me and the girlfriend hit French Creek with the kayaks today and did like 6 miles- Carlton to the outfitter’s take out just below Utica.
I threw a Ned rig with a Zman trd pretty much all day, and I gotta say, I am now a true believer in the Ned rig. I probably landed over 20 bass, and had maybe another 10 more spit a hook. Action all day. To be fair, half of my fish were dinky 10” and under, but there were plenty of quality fish too, including a 17” and a 20” tank that weighed close to 4lbs, which is definitely a pb.
My girlfriend threw a weightless senko all day and got maybe 5, but they were all good sized. She got a 17” too. Waaay more action overall on the Ned tho.
We didn’t even try to fish the grass, all the fish came in rocky areas with current nearby, and we mostly fished by banking or leashing the kayaks and wading, although a few came while floating. Didn’t even really get to fish the last mile or so below Utica because we had to paddle to the take out, but that looked like some of the best water.
First time on French creek too. It’s a great little river. Tons of fish, great scenery, not a ton of other people (for a Sunday). I’ll definitely be going back.
We also got caught in 3 mini rainstorms. I suspect the weird weather was probably why the fish were so active. Pretty wild day overall.