Earlier this year I lamented there were no bigger Smallmouth Bass in a nearby stream. The biggest I could catch were 12"-range fish. I'm glad I didn't give up on it!

I caught multiple Largemouth Bass, Bluegills, Green Sunfish, a Creek Chub, and decent numbers of Smallmouth Bass on Saturday. Finally found some GOOD ones. Even caught my new Fly Rod Personal Best Smallmouth.... 18.5". By fishing a Blockhead Popper much of the time, I was hoping to select for larger fish...and it paid off.
16":

16.5"

18.5"






13"



And some other good ones I didn't measure:









Another big one broke my line and stole my popper. It jumped a couple times trying to throw the popper. I felt bad about that.