Plan A was to fish Kerr today but with high winds and a 50% chance of thunderstorms predicted I decided that I would stay local. Plan B, Lake Prince. I knew they were having a bass tournament there and that they usually take off at sunrise so I showed up around 20 minutes after sunrise and was greeted with this:



By the time I got to the gate I did not see a single parking spot available and there were still 8 or so boats ahead of me to launch. I said the heck with it, bit the bullet and went to plan C, Western Branch. (it's only two miles away)

Early on I picked up this little guy 16' down in 22' of water.



Too bad it would be the only crappie I caught today.

I picked up two of these guys:



Is it a bluegill or a redbreast sunfish?

I also caught 3 of these:



Great fighters but small. For those who hear us talking about the aerators you can see one in the back ground bubbling away.

I also caught one small yellow perch and two catfish so at least I had a little bit of action. Water temp was 72-76. It was super windy but I enjoyed the breeze in the 90 degree heat.