up down and all around

Hi folks, Guided smallmouth bass in the boat yesterday morning and then a river wading trip in the afternoon.  Nice weather pattern presently with day time air temperatures in the mid 70's and the night time dropping into the low 50's.  Big morning fog yesterday with flat calm conditions on the lake we fished.  Surface temperature was 74 degrees.  I had 3 anglers on the boat with dad and two sons.  Dad cast a yellow popper off a 6wt. and the boys fished the deadly 4" crawfish colored Senko.  The top water bite was decent for the first few hours of the morning but really shut down by 9am.  Fishing down below with the Senkos was pretty productive until about 10 am when the sun began to show itself.  We landed upwards of 10 smallmouth and missed a few along the way.  No real pattern to the fishing.  We just covered water and focused on the first drop offs from shore and downed wood.  In the afternoon the river I guided was 75 degrees and low and clear.  We still need rain.  There were some #14 cinnamon colored flying ants landing on the water and numerous #12/#14 olive green grasshoppers.  We fished the surface initially and caught a 1.5lb smallmouth off the get go on a floating perch colored rapala.  A small natural colored rebel crwafish was also productive.  However, when the going gets tough just dead drift a 3' olive Senko on a red octopus hook and let the games begin.  We had multiple smallies on the Senkos.  The fishing certainly got better as the sun began to set.  I am off to chase bass again.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy