Mouse Prison!

Mouse Prison!

I want to share a really unique fishing experience I had many years ago.

One day I was fishing a lake that had two islands. One island was all mowed with a picnic table. The other was all covered in thick grass. I happened to be fishing from the one that had the thick grass.

As I stood there I became aware of the incredible population of mice running around on this little island. The island was probably 20 yards in diameter. There were so many mice, once I noticed it I felt compelled to get back in the boat. I’m not one to be squeamish but this was beyond being comfortable.

As I sat there in the boat thinking about what I had just experienced an incredible thought came to me.

I was going to come back some really hot summer night when the lake was calm and bring with me some mouse flies! In my mind a really hot night was going to drive those over populated mice to be in an unbearable mood!

I don’t remember how long I had to wait for that night to come, but when it did, I loaded my float tube in the car and headed for that island.

When I approached the island I could hear what sounded like someone dropping rocks in the water!  Sure enough the bass where as aware as I was about the mouses plight. I could see little V’s streaking across the water then big explosions!

That night was one of the most memorable largemouth bass fishing experiences I have ever had. I landed several fish in the 6 pound range. The most incredible part was the absolute abandon with which these fish would hit.