Creek Kayak Fishing - What did I catch in central Virginia? 

The trout magnet absolutely catches everything! I love the gold one.

I think that they show a healthy creek!

@@TheLittleStuff indeed. Is there a better sign? They are definitely going to choose a body of water that can provide them great feeding opportunities

Reach out to Jake Harshman. He has some experience with that boat.

@@TheLittleStuff ok I sure will and thank you.

The one I release tomorrow shows me working much harder, about to cry for mercy or just decide, “OK, I live here now”

@@TheLittleStuff 😂

The biggest challenge was scrubbing hard enough to not die of poison ivy!

Just awesome

I got one that went 13.5. I also caught my personal best smallmouth (by length) less than 20 miles downstream of where this was filmed.

@@TheLittleStuff its weird how certain sections are better than others. On the paint river I was above a dam and it's beautiful smallmouth habitat but just loaded with dinks, below the dam it's a different story with bigger smallmouth and less dinks. The River is infested with rusty crayfish so there is plenty of forage yet the smallmouth don't appear to be eating them LOL

@@BassManStrikes I find dinks down from big fish generally myself. Time of day you fish a section can definitely color your opinion on what is dink water and what is not. Sometimes river fish get on a early or late bite. Good video Jeff. I would have just waded upstream on this, left the kayaks and gear at home. Definitely used to take kayaks in small streams. Wading is just more efficient for me. Great job trying something different.

@@IndianaSmallmouth in my case I think the rusty crayfish might be causing the smallmouth to get stunted, the river has a unbelievable amount of them and there is literally no weeds in the river and maybe the lack of weeds is causing die offs in the winter?

@@IndianaSmallmouth I fished it in the morning and evening same thing, I also fished it 3 years ago and it was exactly the same super weird river LOL

It’s actually the very last clip in this video.

What I get texting while watching lol

Can’t wait for part 2. Good stuff Jeff. I love when you go through tackle show it and go use it.

I had a thorn puncture- slow leak, easy fix with AquaSeal. I wish the material was thicker. Sea Eagle and Innovative Sportsman inflatables are heavier and heavier duty. It’s a trade off.

I like how ready they are to eat. Zero pressure. Occasionally you are surprised by a big. Not this day, but it somehow feels better to catch an 18 or 19 incher from this kind of water than my usual haunts on the Susquehanna

I agree an 18 out of small creeks is way more rewarding!