{"id":8969,"date":"2014-09-02T18:16:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T23:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/?p=8969"},"modified":"2025-02-06T15:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:15:12","slug":"bass-fishing-and-shooting-photos-in-my-own-slice-of-heaven-by-john-fabina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/02\/bass-fishing-and-shooting-photos-in-my-own-slice-of-heaven-by-john-fabina\/","title":{"rendered":"Bass fishing and shooting photos in my own slice of heaven, and my W500"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By John Fabina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I took my camera and fishing rods and headed to the Fox river, again.<\/p>\n<p>I had some good action today. A couple of small pike where the Mukwonago River joins the Fox River.<\/p>\n<p>It is a challenge to land Largemouth bass when using a frog. These fish know how to use the river current, weeds, and submerged branches to escape your hooks.<br \/>\nI lost so many nice fish today but it is still such an exciting way to fish.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8970\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/17-inch-bucket-mouth-bass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/17-inch-bucket-mouth-bass.jpg\" alt=\"17 inch bucket mouth bass\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/17-inch-bucket-mouth-bass.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/17-inch-bucket-mouth-bass-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caught this nice 17 inch bucket mouth on a Rapala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8972\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bass-caught-on-a-frog-lure.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bass-caught-on-a-frog-lure.jpg\" alt=\"bass caught on a frog lure\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bass-caught-on-a-frog-lure.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bass-caught-on-a-frog-lure-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This little guy hit a Frog.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/largemouth-bass-caught-on-a-frog-Fox-river.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8973\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/largemouth-bass-caught-on-a-frog-Fox-river.jpg\" alt=\"largemouth bass caught on a frog - Fox river\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/largemouth-bass-caught-on-a-frog-Fox-river.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/largemouth-bass-caught-on-a-frog-Fox-river-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Fox-river-scenic-view.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8975\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Fox-river-scenic-view.jpg\" alt=\"Fox river scenic view\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Fox-river-scenic-view.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Fox-river-scenic-view-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Fox-river-scenic-view-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8976\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Fox-river-scenic-view-2.jpg\" alt=\"Fox river scenic view (2)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Fox-river-scenic-view-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Fox-river-scenic-view-2-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Fox-river-scenic-view-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8977\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Fox-river-scenic-view-3.jpg\" alt=\"Fox river scenic view (3)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Fox-river-scenic-view-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Fox-river-scenic-view-3-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Had the whole place to myself today. Peacefulness so close to an urban area. My own slice of heaven. Having a Wavewalk makes it so easy to enjoy. Less then five minutes of load time and you can hit the road and find your relaxing journey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/weeds-in-Fox-river.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8978\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/weeds-in-Fox-river.jpg\" alt=\"weeds in Fox river\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/weeds-in-Fox-river.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/weeds-in-Fox-river-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>John<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a title=\"hunting, kayaking and fishing trip reports from Wisconsin and Michigan\" href=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/?s=john+fabina\">paddling, photography and fishing trips with John \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By John Fabina I took my camera and fishing rods and headed to the Fox river, again. I had some good action today. A couple of small pike where the Mukwonago River joins the Fox River. It is a challenge to land Largemouth bass when using a frog. 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