night and day bass fishing

Hi folks, Guided for bass yesterday in the morning and afternoon.  We fished from my boat in the morning where the surface temperature was 73 degrees.  The water was very clear and there was a slight wind from the south.  We hooked two smallmouth right off the get go on a fire tiger top water that promptly tossed the popper on big jumps.  We had to finesse fish with 4" and 5" Senkos in green with flake to entice half a dozen bass to the boat.  Several very nice large mouth and as well as smallies.  We hooked all of our fish around downed wood in fairly shallow water.  The afternoon was totally different ball game as we landed will over 30 smallmouth bass and could keep the fish off the line.  The water temperature in the river we fished was 70 degrees and slightly off color.  We caught all of our fish on 3" Senkos on #1 red octopus hooks in olive and crawfish.  We did land 1 bass on a fire tiger popper and missed another, but the best bite was below the surface.  We even managed to catch a 10" stocked rainbow on a crawfish senko.  The trout did not fight and the bass put it too shame.  The smallmouth were really feisty and almost every fish came out of the water multiple times.  We hooked all of our fish in slow section of the river in and around downed wood and large rocks.  Very good afternoon on the water.  Off to fly fish for trout in small streams this morning.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy