What a beautiful day for Jan.1. 50 degrees and no wind.
I went to my usual spots and found that the perch are not really in there good yet. There were a couple guys doing real good on the crappie in about 9ft. of water at the first bend past the cut-through. I fished there for awhile and caught 8 or 9, and 1 yellow perch. The fish wanted the bait to be perfectly still and I missed a bunch of bites because I didn't have the "pull" of the boat to set the hook.
Warning! There are several new obstacles in the creek since last winter. If you usually run it fast, you might want to slow down a little until you get to the river.
Happy New Year!