Jim and I fished Lake Oconee yesterday and had a productive day. We began fishing at 6:30. The skies were overcast and the water temperature was 78 degrees. We trolled through the woods and the bite was slow at the start. After a while we started catching lots of 9-10 inch fish but still had nothing in the cooler. As the morning progressed the bite and size began to improve. By 10:00 we had 17 fish in the cooler. Around lunch time the wind increased and it sprinkled rain. The fish quit biting for about an hour until the wind and rain passed. We kept fishing until 2:00 and ended the day keeping 37 good fish. The biggest fish was 14 inches and we didn't keep any under 10.5 inches. Most of the fish were 11-12 inches in length. We probably caught over 75 fish in all. As usual Jim pushed 1/16 jig heads and curly tails weighted down with a 3/4 oz sinker. I pulled 1/16 oz and 1/32 oz doubles and also 1/16 oz singles with 1/16 oz split shot. Wildcat is still the best fish catcher for us. We trolled 1 mph. The fish were holding in the timber from 10 feet to the bottom. The water temperature was 80 degrees when we quit. I love to fish overcast days. We plan to fish again one day next week but will probably do the noodle thing for catfish. Someone once said, "variety is the spice of life."
