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THE STUDENT NEWS SITE OF WOODFORD COUNTY HIGHSCHOOL

The Jacket Journal
THE STUDENT NEWS SITE OF WOODFORD COUNTY HIGHSCHOOL

The Jacket Journal
Mason Mefford holds up a smallmouth bass at Lake Cumberland, Kentucky.

Mason Mefford, Staff Reporter

This is Mason’s first year writing for The Jacket Journal; he is a senior at WCHS. Mason has played for the Woodford County boys basketball team for the past three years and he is a forward on the varsity team this year. In his free time, he loves to fish and enjoy the great outdoors with friends.

All content by Mason Mefford
The Elkhorn Creek in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Let’s Go Fishing!

Mason Mefford, Staff Reporter
May 21, 2021
Don't be the person who leaves old line and lures in the water, and if you see it pick it up.

Here is a great example of an eddy, a place where the current swings around and creates an almost whirlpool of bait for fish.

I also focused my cast on areas with very little moving water to try and catch some smallmouth on beds getting ready to spawn.

At the end of the day I finished with three fish; the highlight of the day was catching that pig (the big fish). This sunset is also really nice.

For today's mission I decided to do some wet wading for smallmouth bass.

After little success on the streamers, I decided to tie on this red and yellow wooly bugger to try and imitation crawdads I saw scurrying on the bottom.

All the hard work from today paid off with this amazing smallmouth. This fish was caught out of an eddy on the red and yellow wooly bugger.

This picture should be an awesome shot of my hat acting as a net for the smallmouth I caught, but the fish got out of the makeshift net, so here's my wet hat instead.

Even the little rock bass love this fly!

Fly Fishing: The Chase, The Adventure, and The Beauty

Fly Fishing: The Chase, The Adventure, and The Beauty

Mason Mefford, Staff Reporter
April 29, 2021
Paul Puckett's "Close To Committing" depicts a Permit curiously observing a fly.

The Beauty: Paul Puckett

Mason Mefford, Staff Reporter
April 29, 2021
Max with his first ever Permit

The Adventure: Max Hamlin

Mason Mefford, Staff Reporter
April 29, 2021
Mike chasing down fish in small streams.

The Chase: Mike Benson

Mason Mefford, Staff Reporter
April 29, 2021
What is March Madness?

What is March Madness?

Mason Mefford, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2021
Three Things Anglers Can Do to Pass the Winter

Three Things Anglers Can Do to Pass the Winter

Mason Mefford, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2021
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