Lake Murray Report 7/10/16

[Crappie Buster]

Another weekend has come and gone and I enjoyed my time away from work. My little girl turned 1 on Saturday and although we had her party last weekend, her mom and I still tried to make it a special day. We took my parent's pontoon out and had a great time!



This morning we recruited a baby sitter and hit the lake in search of fish! My wife and I used to fish ALL the time together as many of you probably remember. The hustle and bustle of work, family, and just life in general doesn't allow for many of those trips anymore. I was glad to be able to share a boat again with her this morning. Our first date was on the water some 9 years ago and I proposed on the water. We've got a lot of history out there! LOL

Even though it had been some time since her last trip she hasn't lost her touch. It didn't take long at all before she had me reaching for the net! We fished the same pattern as my recent reports. All our fish were caught with the jig pole in 5-20 FOW. As I expected, the pattern is slowly diminishing in this heat. It normally does get tough in late July and August. We caught fish today, but it was slower than recent trips and the size was down a little bit. Nevertheless, we had a great time. We fished from a little after 8 AM to shortly after Noon and had 17 crappie and a nice shell cracker in the box when we quit. We had a few nice crappie, but most were eater size today. Water temp was 88 this morning which is down from my last trip. I guess recent rains have cooled things a bit. I'm sure the fish appreciate it too!! LOL










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[MThook]

Looking like a great trip, pretty soon your daughter will be out there with her Barbie fishing gear.
Thanks for the report

[sinkermaker]

That is a nice report Derick. Happy birthday to your daughter and I know you were happy to be able to get on the water with your wife.

[Inkdabber]

Nice report Derek. Congrats to you and the Mrs. for getting out and putting a nice mess of fish in the boat.

[satoma]

Good report and glad you got the BOSS back out on the water with you. Great fish and pics.

[SeaRay]

Great report Derek and I agree the little one will soon be yelling " Daddy, get the net!"

[gabowman]

Man! That little girl sure is growing. Congrats on the fishing AND the family time together. Sounds like you guys had a GREAT weekend.

[STUMP HUNTER]

Enjoyed the report Derek and the pics are great. Your daughter is growing fast and some time in the water with mom and dad I'm sure she enjoyed it. Some good crappie yall caught also, congrats.

[Timk]

Thanks for report and I hope that you thank the good Lord everyday for your blessings.