About this episode

Mickey shares insights from his tournament victory at Conowingo Reservoir, discussing strategies and challenges faced during the competition.

On this exciting episode of Fishing the DMV, I’m joined by Mickey to break down his back-to-back tournament victory on Conowingo Reservoir. Mickey explains how he prepared for an unusually early spring tournament, tracked smallmouth bass as they moved from their wintering areas toward spawning grounds, and adjusted when cold rain, powerful winds, rising water and changing current made tournament day a grind. After going nearly an hour without a bite, Mickey stayed patient and eventually put t...

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Arens

Guest: Mickey

Topics covered

• bass fishing
• tournament strategy
• spring fishing
• smallmouth bass
• fishing conditions

Keywords

• Conowingo Reservoir
• bass fishing
• tournament victory
• smallmouth bass
• fishing techniques

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Conowingo Reservoir, Maryland

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