nice fishing weather

Hi folks, Spent yesterday morning on my boat with guests chasing smallmouth bass.  Heavy fog in the morning made the boat ride out to the fishing spot interesting.  Good cloudy morning when the fog burned off with calm conditions.  Water temperature was 76 degrees.  Great top water bite yesterday morning.  My clients were spin anglers and we cast a jointed black and silver rapala and a silver bottom popper with great success.  The smallmouth were all over the lures.  I think every fish we hooked came flying out of the water.  The bass were holding in 5' to 15' of water off the first drop off from shoreline.  It was important to let the lure settle and landing in order to draw a strike.  You can't under estimate how far a smallmouth will travel from to eat a surface presentation.  Then it is really important to be patient on the hook set and let the fish get the lure in its mouth.  We had over 20 smallies eat yesterday morning with fish ranging from 6" up to 20".  A lot of really impressive takes off the top.  I am off to guide trout in a small stream this morning.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy