Got out today thinking the fish would be rolling on the surface with the incoming storm. WRONG! I don't think I've ever done more riding in one day as I did today. I went as far north as Wahoo and as far south as the Dam in search of fish breaking but all the gas I burned was in vain…
Went out on the lake today for the first time in November and man was it wild! Fish were breaking everywhere; definitely the most action I've ever seen "up top". I spent 4 hours on the water and didn't have to travel beyond Flowery/Aqualand/Mud for all the "action".
I decided to do a little exploring today and after spending a few hours scouring the lake in the rain, decided to hit some old holes. The recent rain, cold air and wind has caused the lake water surface temperature to drop almost 10 degrees below what I would consider normal. This in turn is causing the fish to scatter. I was able to catch fish above Browns Bridge which typically doesn't happen till after October some time. These fish have been smaller for me and since I'm always after "big", I headed back to the dam to finish out the day. Turned out to be the right call….
I took out the winners of my Lakeview Auction fishing trip Sunday and we had a terrific day on the water! Rick and his son Jackson came aboard the Main Office Sunday afternoon and we hit Lanier in search of some Striped Bass. I had my first mate Jonathan on board and along with all the weekend warriors, we ventured out just after 1:00 PM on this beautiful Sunday. The temperatures were mild for summer and not surprisingly, the lake was filled with boats! Basically the lake becomes a giant "wave pool" but this didn't seem to bother the fish….
Rick and I had a decent Thursday afternoon landing over 15 fish in about 6 hours. We could have caught more but I was doing a lot of "experimenting" which basically means "not catching fish". I like to do this when we get on a consistent pattern that's working; use one rod to get the bite and the other to try things you thought might work but need to know the fish are biting to test your theory. Well, I got to test a lot of "theories" Thursday afternoon and for the most part, none of them panned out. Fortunately I was able to do well jigging and boated a couple including this solid 12 lb'er.