Fussy Pants

Hi Folks, Ran two trips yesterday with a river foray in the morning for smallmouth bass and then canoe fishing for bass in the afternoon.  Unstable weather day.  River temperature in the morning was 68 degrees and the water level was up and slightly off color.  We landed half a dozen river smallmouth and several large Fall Fish.  The bite was really subtle.  A lot of takes with the fish dropping the 3" baby bass Senkos.  You had to be really patient on the take prior to setting the hook and make sure that the smallmouth did not sense any pressure from you.  Pretty much the same deal in the afternoon.  I took out one of my regular clients who is a very good spin angler.  We worked hard for 3 smallmouth and 1 good sized pickerel.  A lot of takes from fish but they would not hold onto the rubber.  No top water bite or crank bait bite what so ever.  I can't say there was any pattern the day either.  In the afternoon we did fish in the rain and wind.  On and off heavy showers with a steady 10mph Northwest wind made conditions even more tricky.  The surface temperature was 71 degrees.  I can only speculate that the unstable weather impacted the fishing.  The high light of the afternoon was watching a family of Loons, two adults and two young, feeding on fish.  We watched the adults dive and catch small bass and bait fish and then feed them to their young.  Pretty spectacular even though it messed up the area where we were fishing.  Well, off to chase bass this morning in the boat.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy