Hi folks, guided out of my boat yesterday on a local reservoir for smallmouth bass. Beautiful day to be on the water. Bright and sunny and a light wind from the northwest. Surface temperatures varied from 58 degrees to 60 degrees. We looked for warmer water in order to find a prespawn smallies who were attempting to warm up their internal core. We cast craw fish pattern crank baits to shoreline cover. We mostly focused on hard rocky bottoms off rock points and large boulders. We landed 8 smallmouth bass between 1/4lb to 2lbs. We did miss a few fish and even had a few surface takes. all of these fish were in less that 7' of water. We even caught a rainbow trout and missed another trout on the crank baits. Generally I am not a big fan of the sun except in the spring when you want the water to warm up. We fished in the middle of the day and had the whole place to ourselves. Looks like much needed rain over the next few days. I will be boat fishing on Thursday with clients. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
