Went out today - couldn't stand being in-doors any longer. Strange day: it rained an inch last night; the sun came out with a stiff breeze and chilly; then cloudy; then sun with wind about 15 mph; and then rain with wind gusting to 30mph . Water temp had dropped to 42 degrees because of the cold nights and I assumed fishing would be tough with a slow bite. Man was i wrong!


Thank God fish are cold blooded! Once a few schools were found, the strikes were hard and hook-ups easy. If it wasn't for the wind chill factor of 30 degrees and the rain, I would have stayed an caught more than 20 fish. Crappie and perch were very cooperative along with one bass and a few sunfish - most caught on shallow flats only 5' deep. What a weird day!

Glad I got out. I just hope the weather moderates back in to the low 50's and sunny even with water temps below 45 degrees.

(BTW my cone tail grub, a thin tail grub and a Crappie Magnet grub on 1/32 oz jigheads could not be beat.)