FISH CATCHING TRAVEL
Loving that fresh green grass.
Weather
45/73. A mix of clouds and sun early, then becoming cloudy later in the day with a 24% chance of showers. High 73F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph
Lake Level
Wednesday 95.79 msl. Today 95.74 msl.
Bite Times
Major 5:33am. Minor 12:24pm.
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I intentionally did not get in a hurry this morning. The forecast was for sun in the morning then clouding up and the wind was going to blow when the front started going through. The plan was to fish but really just wait for the clouds and wind, and when it did after 1:00 it was good. That is if you like watching your buzzed/waked tandem spinnerbait disappear!
It was good for about 2 hours when the wind blew.
Other than the water falling the color is good over most of the lake and the water temp was 68 when I dropped in. With little wind antil after noon it was just one on this, one on that. The list: pitching a creature bait to wood, swim jig including one that broke my line, crankbait, jerk bait and even spinnerbait. For a while I thought my results just might be me and I should settle on just one bait and stick with it. But the one thing I wanted to do today was spinnerbait when conditions got right and it worked.
Spinnerbait and jerkbait.
Once the wind started blowing steady I headed down lake. There was hardly anybody on the lake but there was a guy fishing my good bank. As he was pitching he worked it over pretty good so I just hunted the windy banks. It was 4 on the first bank, then 3 on the next and at one point they were blasting it. I had 2 more like the ones above in one stretch and one the spinnerbait broke when I boat flipped him and the second one I just dropped in accidentally. But for just a little bit it was good. While most were small at least 4 or 5 were good fish.
I have been catching them this way for well over 40 years. There is just something about one jumping all over a high speed waking spinnerbait. I prefer a 1/4 ounce with silver blades and white skirt. The pure fleeing shad. Then as soon as it hits the water on the cast getting it up and waking. To fast and it pops out, to slow and not enough wake. There is a sweet spot speed the fish like, it is a pure reaction bite. Wind is required. 2 today hit it right by the boat in front of me when I stopped it. Cool bite. Other than that most came about 5 foot off the bank.
Since I picked up a sale jerkbait in anticipation of our real winter fishing I threw it some. Other than the one above another one did not stay hooked up though I did not throw it a ton. But looking at the weather to come it just might have it’s moments coming up in the next couple of weeks. And the river and creek should stay good as long as we do not get to much rain. So that will be next up on the fishing agenda. But Colorado is looming and I will be hanging there for a while after the first of the year.
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When I got to the ramp there were a couple of guys getting their stuff ready. They said they read the blog which is always nice to hear. It is nice to meet folks at the ramp so say hey if you see me putting in or out. There are plenty of folks who read this that I have never heard from or met, but you are out there and I appreciate each and every one of you. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
