Well it rained all night last night, and part of the morning. According to my rain gauge, we received between 1 1/2 & 1 3/4 in.. The lake is almost a foot above pool stage, and water temperature is 84 degrees. The lake is still rising.
Yes, I went fishing this morning in the rain with one of my neighbors. He had caught a couple small bass before he got to my boathouse on topwater, and got another one in the back yard before we left. We decided to try and find deeper fish, so we fished roadbeds, pond levees, points, etc..We fished for about 3 hrs. and didn't catch a single fish. When we got back, he brought his children over and they caught several nice catfish. (Danny King Punch Bait) By this time, the sun was out and the day was beautiful. After lunch and a much needed "power nap" for me, my 5 yr old grandson who is staying with us a couple of days decided we should try the bass again because he wanted to be the "net" man. How can one say no to reasoning like that??? I thought we'd explore some old places, and low and behold we were able to fool one very nice 6 pounder. (lost another pretty good fish) Caught it on Carolina Rig, (1 oz wt with braided line and flourocarbon leader) using a watermelon/candy baby brushhog. We came back and late this afternoon decided to try our luck again and this time we took Nanny/Gran with us. We tried some of the same spots we caught fish yesterday afternoon in the rain, but got not a single topwater bite. Came home "TIRED" . I really hope we get a break from the rain ---the ground is super saturated. I don't know when I'll be able to mow, and playing golf is out of the question for several days . . Tight lines to all, and remember to wear that life jacket. wade
Yes, I went fishing this morning in the rain with one of my neighbors. He had caught a couple small bass before he got to my boathouse on topwater, and got another one in the back yard before we left. We decided to try and find deeper fish, so we fished roadbeds, pond levees, points, etc..We fished for about 3 hrs. and didn't catch a single fish. When we got back, he brought his children over and they caught several nice catfish. (Danny King Punch Bait) By this time, the sun was out and the day was beautiful. After lunch and a much needed "power nap" for me, my 5 yr old grandson who is staying with us a couple of days decided we should try the bass again because he wanted to be the "net" man. How can one say no to reasoning like that??? I thought we'd explore some old places, and low and behold we were able to fool one very nice 6 pounder. (lost another pretty good fish) Caught it on Carolina Rig, (1 oz wt with braided line and flourocarbon leader) using a watermelon/candy baby brushhog. We came back and late this afternoon decided to try our luck again and this time we took Nanny/Gran with us. We tried some of the same spots we caught fish yesterday afternoon in the rain, but got not a single topwater bite. Came home "TIRED" . I really hope we get a break from the rain ---the ground is super saturated. I don't know when I'll be able to mow, and playing golf is out of the question for several days . . Tight lines to all, and remember to wear that life jacket. wade
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