celebrating the 4th with smallmouth

Hi folks, Guided from my canoe yesterday morning for smallmouth bass with a spin casting client.  Pretty damp morning with showers for the first part of the day.  A constant wind from the northwest forced our hand in where we could hold the boat and fish.  Looks to be very breezy one today and fishing from a boat could be challenging.  The water was warm and the temperature was 74 degrees to 77 degrees.  Not much for a top water bite so we got down and dirty fished 4" Senkos on Red Hooks with olive and craw fish colored soft plastics.  We landed 9  bass with the largest fish weighing in at 2.5lbs.  All Pretty subtle takes and there really was no pattern as to where we caught them.  We picked them off from the edges of lilly pads with downed wood, to rock islands, to rock cliff faces with downed wood.  It was a morning of lots of casting and patience as most of our takes were subtle.  My client did a nice job of being patient and continuing to cast and fish hard.   I suspect the weather has an impact on the fishing. Off to chase small stream trout this morning.  Feels pretty cool outside as as a big weather front has moved in.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy