Cross river 7-19-2010

[biggamee]

3 browns 19,20 inch and a stockie ..also landed and released a 17 1/2 smallmouth big fat football like fish..my battery on my camera was dead so no pics of the smallie...but I got this one on my two browns that I kept...

[Tom]

Congratulations on a fine catch. I have recently gone out on Cross River several times with nothing in the boat. I hope this means that Cross River is past it's coma stage!
Tom

[KenH]

Got out to Cross River this morning, lost two but managed
to get one. Surface temp is a whopping 80F.

Ken H

[Uncle Crappie]

Any of you Cross river guys ever catch a green smallmouth ?My old Cross River boat is long gone.15 yrs back   I caught many Regular Smallmouth around the islands ,Largemouth in the weeds.RockBass and  weird Green Smallies. I nevertook a picture of them .I wonder if they are still there they seem to be in deep outside weed edge.If any one gets a picture of one that would be great Big or Small they have red eyes! I saw this in wiki so it must be common.

  Their habitat plays a significant role in their color, weight, and shape. River water smallmouth that live among dark water tend to be rather torpedo shaped and very dark brown in order to be more efficient for feeding. Lakeside smallmouth bass however, that live for example in sandy areas, tend to be a light yellow brown to adapt to the environment in a defensive state and are more oval shaped

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallmouth_bass

[phishahn]

Great job on Cross boys, Ken, that brown is gorgeous in it's coloring,how deep where you guys fishing?Phish.

[biggamee]

Thanks Howie this a pic of a 19 1/2 that I caught 7-23-2010.. And for you Uncle crappie this a pic of a smallie I caught a few weeks ago at Cross River..

[KenH]

Thanks Howie. I make the thermocline smack at 30ft right now.

[Uncle Crappie]

Yup thats one ! The  ones out by the  island  are much more bronze Huh ? Nice pics thanks . I wish they still had room for more boats up by the dam .I would move my boat .