Hi Folks, Ran the motorboat yesterday with spin clients chasing warm water species. I just put a new bow mounted trolling motor on the boat with 55lbs. of thrust. Nice upgrade for my boat. The lake we fished was stained and the surface temperature ranged from 71 to 73 degrees. On and off rain showers which are very much needed. We still need rain and lots of it. We are on the verge of drought if we are not already there. Nice calm morning, but the top water bite was not happening. Good species diversity yesterday as we landed smallmouth, largemouth, northern pike, perch, and pumpkin seed. All of our big fish came below the surface on 5" green and black magic red flaked Senkos Texas rigged on red hooks. We did catch a 1lb smallmouth on a floating jointed yellow perch Rapala. Caught the northern on a gold double bladed spinner bait. Fishing the rubber off large milfoil beds in a combo soft/hard bottom was magic. The fish were holding on the deep edge in 15' to 17' of water. Landed two really nice bass that measured 17" and 19". Caught several other smaller fish. The 19" bass was a beast and both took drag off reels. Very fun. Well looks like summer is here and the fishing will remain an early or late in the day option. I am off for today and tomorow in order to attend a funeral and I will be back in the game come Saturday. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
