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  Fishin' with Capt. Gus! ~ New Year Resolutions
December 27, 2009
If you make some or all of these resolutions for the New Year, fishing and boating might be more enjoyable!
- I will take a kid fishing.
- I will throw the small fish back and keep only the ones I intend to eat.
- I will use “circle hooks” when fishing with live or cut baits. They tend to snag the fish in the mouth, not the belly.
- I will replace my mono or cord-strung landing net with a fish friendly version made of rubber webbing.
- I will try to find at least one new fishing hole during each trip in 2010.
- I will fish with different people throughout the year.
- I will allow my partner to fish from the front seat and run the trolling motor half the trip.
- I will slow the boat to a “no wake speed” near bridges, docks and fishing boats.
- I will make the sport of fishing more of a challenge by experimenting with lighter fishing tackle.
- I will fish more in 2010 than I did in 2009. Life is too short not to fish as much as possible.
- I will learn how to better interpret the images on my fish finder.
- I will abide by the state’s boating and fishing regulations.
Tips from Capt Gus - Now is the time to take advantage of the 2009 clearance and closeout prices on tackle, boating accessories, and electronics. Some of the best prices aren’t advertised, so visit your favorite tackle shop before the best deals are sold out.
Upcoming Events:
A free fishing seminar entitled “How to Find and Catch Winter Striped Bass on Lake Norman” is scheduled at Gander Mountain, Exit 36, Mooresville, NC for Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. This informational session will be conducted by Capt. Gus. For more information, call 704-658-0822.
Hot Spots of the Week - Fishing is very good to excellent in most major creeks on both sides of the Highway 150 Bridge. While there is striper activity on or near the surface during low light conditions, the majority of fish are gorging themselves on schools of herring in deep water (30' to 60'). Large schools of spotted bass and perch are also deep feeding. Best live baits for deep- water fishing are shad, herring, trout and shiners. Anglers using artificial baits are finding bucktails, jigging spoons and “Little Fishies” to be productive. Cat fishing has slowed, but some big blues and flatheads are being caught under schools of feeding bass, perch and stripers. If you fish Lake Norman this week, give Reed Creek at the lower end of the lake a try, or cast Terrapin Creek at the upper end. Both areas are producing nice catches of stripers.
The lake level is 97.7 or 2.3' below full pond, while the water temperature is in the forties and fifties depending on location.
Captain Gus Gustafson of Lake Norman Ventures, Inc. is licensed by the US Coast Guard, a member of the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association, and is an outdoor columnist and a full time professional fishing guide on Lake Norman, NC. Visit his web site, Fishin' With Gus! at www.FishingWithGus.com or call 704.617.6812.
For additional information e-mail Gus at Gus@LakeNorman.com
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