Report:Last Fishing Trip For A While

[Blackhawk19]

I've been recovery from knee surgery and this Thursday I'm having the hernia surgery I put off to have my knee surgery. I'm also going to physical therapy 3 times a week for a pinched nerve in my neck and when they did the MRI to find that they also found a growth on the thyroid so I'm waiting on a needle biopsy on that. The fishing Gods have been against me this year so I guess that's why I enjoyed yesterday so much!!
I got on the lake at 6am and went to the overflow pipe by the damn where I've caught them before but I didn't get a bite so I went hunting them. I found them on the other side of the lake on about a 100yd flat along the bank that's 5' deep with a lot of cut off stumps. I fished minnows and was also throwing a 1/8 ounce Road Runner with a black and chartreuse Joker on it. I ended up catching 21 and all were 11-15" and the only 4 I caught on minnows were the smallest. The water temp was 59° and calm winds, when the wind kicked up from the East at 9am the fish quit and so did I. I had a great day and look forward to getting back after them towards the end of Jan.