Water temps reach 80F for the first time of the year. I'm sure the fireworks at the High School and all the boat traffic stirred the fish up pretty good. Despite that, and the bluebird skies on the weekend, I was able to catch a nice string of smallies. I was even able to catch a BIG ASS pickerel and a Seagull. Yes, a Seagull picked up my Zara Spook..not only once but twice and tried flying away with it. I'm sure it ripped the guy a new asshole before he decided to drop it. Oh well.
The Smallies I caught were primarily caught with Senkos in 6-10 ft. of water around Ironwood Pt. in the early morning hours. I think what truly made for a successful catch is the fact that I continued to fish the shaded areas of the Lake as the sun was rising. I also targeted areas where the creek channel came close to a point on the Lake. The Smallies I caught were anywhere from 1-2 lbs. (no brutes/lunkers). They were also VERY dark. Very dark normally means the fish spend most of their time in deep water where sun penetration is low. That makes sense since I was mainly fishing the points where the deeper creek channels come close to land. I suppose the fish I caught were deeper fish that were still up in the shallows for their early morning feed.
Until next time. Fish ON! Rob
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