Couldn't stand it any longer, had to make a run down to Cedar Creek and do a little bank fishing for gills & crackers :p

It was fairly calm, unusual for most of my trips to CC --



(that's my float out there)



Only stayed til around 10AM ... when it started getting a bit "warm" :D

(my stringer in the water)



4 Gills (around 8") and 1 Shellcracker (around 9") ... all caught on this slipfloat rig w/nightcrawler pieces --
Here's the rig, with a nice Gill attached ... tried to get a pic of him from the side, but miscalculated the timing of his swing :p (little slow on the trigger :o )



Brought'em home and cleaned'em .... will be having them for lunch today

Lake was not as crowded as I expected it to be. Boaters were not paying much attention to the "no wake" buoys (as usual) ... and several times I had to reel in to keep them from running across my line. I was fishing about 10ft deep, and a good 40ft out from the shore. Found some leftover hot dog pieces & liver, left lying on the shore ... and threw them to the fingerling gills. Gave the remaining nightcrawlers I had, to a couple of good 'ol boys that came just as I was leaving. I tried the bank off to the right of the ramp (Sims ramp - dam) when I first got there, but didn't do any good ... so I went to my rip rap spot (just below the parking lot) and stayed there til leaving.
One gill that I cleaned, had a nice sized egg sac ... so I may have to venture back down there, next full moon period

... cp