Took the day off and went to Patoka for a little R&R, walking the shore since I don't own a boat. Arrived and started fishing the tailwaters around noon and was rewarded with about a 2.5 lb buffalo. It hit on a 2 inch pumpkinseed tube jig with a chartreuse tail. Stopped off at Hoosier Hills Marina and fished the stump fields west of the docks. Nada. Decided to try a place I'd never been to and hit Walls Lake ramp area. I intentionally looked for steep shoreline with some sort of cover, and it paid off, sorta. First place I tried was east of the ramp, and I caught 3 dink crappie on a 1.5 inch purple tube jig with a white tail fished 12-18 inches under a bobber. Also caught a keeper white bass 3 feet from shore on the same jig I caught the buffalo on earlier. Tried the other side of the ramp and found a beaver lodge set on a steep bank; caught 2 more dinks there on the bobber set up before I had to leave.

The trick was to find steep shore line structure with some sort of cover, out of the wind and receiving plenty of sun to warm the water. Sorry, don't have a thermometer anymore, although I thought the water in the areas I caught fish was noticeably warmer than other areas I tested.

Not a bad day, just nothing the bring home (released the bass). The Hoosier Hills Marina restroom was the only one I found open today. FYI, the seats are cold this time of year