Carl and I hit the lake around 6:15. We launched on the lower end of Center Hill and spent the first hour and a half bouncing around a major creek trying to get a fish to eat. It just wasn't happening.
I pretty much eliminated the lower end from consideration for my Weekend Series event in two weeks. Around 9 am we put the boat in the wind and headed back to my normal waters in the mid lake area. Carl caught our first fish on a familiar bluff on the blade, but that was the only fish we would catch doing that deal all day.
We eased around the corner into a small creek arm near Floating Mill and I had a good bite on the second cast on the heavy Eakins Jig. I had her hooked for a couple of seconds and she came off. I'd have loved to have seen her, as I imagine she was big and brown. We caught two nice smallmouth on the same bank- one on the jig and one on a blade. From here we idled across the creek into a gravel filled drain and landed two nice fish on a blade in the off colored water. The key to getting bit on the spinnerbait all day was wind and off colored water. Many of the gravel bank drains we fished also had bait in them, which obviously was a big deal. This pattern might just play in two weeks on these pre-spawn fish.
Next, we moved across the lake to a larger creek near the bridge and I landed the one pictured here on the jig plus another nice largemouth that was around 15".
We decided to head home around 2 pm.
Not a bad start on my practice. Next weekend will be key to getting a pattern dialed in and committing to an area. I know the lower end is out, so now I'll start mid lake and head up a bit.
Totals for the day- 8 fish caught with four keepers for around 8 lbs. Water temps ranged from 47-54 degrees all day.
Until next time- keep them lines tight.
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