FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

Being gone for a week, and then us getting that big rain, had me thinking just maybe it helped the fishing.  I even drove out to see the ramp yesterday.  On the way in stopped a guy leaving with a bass boat to get a report.  Said the water was up and not to off color, though he did not go way up lake.  He reported he caught fish until 9:00 and then it just died.  So I was ready to go this morning.

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Weather

75/88.  Breezy, partly sunny and humid with 0% chance of rain.  SSE 15 – 25 mph.

Lake Level

Today  95.18 msl.    11 days ago  94.01 msl.   (Up over a foot and it shows!)

Solunar Times

Major  7:31 am to 9:31 am.   (And could not have been any more accurate.)

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I definitely got out to late this morning and did not make a cast until 7:30, which I guarantee cost me a few.  The plan was to throw the Whopper Plopper and I stuck with it until around 11:00 when it definitely quit.  But when they did bite, it was a thing of beauty.  And the grass, there is lots of new in the water, and it looks great.  The water temp was high 70’s every where.

Talk about flushing it, there was no missing her!

The first place had to much wind, I am fishing the small Whopper Plopper.  It was already light white capping so headed to any cover which wasn’t just rolling.  Caught 5 smalls and missed one that looked pretty good.  Next up was my favorite early cove and I tossed it between 2 stumps with the perfect cast and the one above slammed it.  After a good tussle in the net she went.  I rarely use a net unless they deserve it and this girl did, no boat flipping this size.  As usual not a clue what she weighed. it just qualified as big.

I calmed down and made a cast.  Reeled it in, then made the perfect cast in a small pocket and it happened again, 2 cast later.  It was another absolute smash, and she proceeded to get wrapped up in some wood.  But guess I am living right because I was able to get to it and get her untangled.  Cool, but scary, to see them jump on the other side of the snag.  Slipped her in the net, admired her a second, and back in she went.  Like the one above no clue what she weighed, could care less, it was big.

It happens occasionally and today it did.

I think maybe one more small jumped on, and I missed another on the swim jig, and that was the  size of it the rest of the morning.  In fact, after about 11:00 not a touch.  So a little past noon I called it a morning.  I probably missed a good hour of the morning bite, will not make that mistake tomorrow morning.

The lake is looking seriously good.  It is clearing, there is a ton of new grass in the water, along with other cover.  It has not looked this good in a couple of years.  So the question – Is the fishing that much better?  To early to tell, but I did put 2 big fish in the boat today, on the other hand, only caught 7 or 8 and when it quit, it stopped.  But for me, and the way I like to fish, it is gong to be fun.  Whopper Plopper, buzzbait, trick worm, Jerk Shad, and what I will be throwing a lot the next few days, frog.  There is now lots of water for these style baits.  And since neither of the fish were spawned out, their placement indicates they were on the bed or going there.  There is also a mass tilapia spawn, they are bedding everywhere.  If you are a bow hunter get out now, easy pickens.

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Still no word on the LTS, and not sure when it might appear.  So until then unless there is a calm day it will be the lake for the time being.  But with the lake fishing like it is would be there anyway.  With the the activity today it might be a rush to the bank with a round of spawning.  So for the next little bit I will be chasing the bass, it was a couple of awesome bites.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines

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