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I couldn't wait any more and decided to hit the rez for some greenies before our next rain. I got out early and was on the water a little after 6:30am. The water looked good and I decided to run downriver to fish a creek arm toward the dam. Conditions looked right, but I could not get anything to bite topwater (Sprinker frog, WP75 and chug bug). I had a tube on one rod, a swimbait with an underspin jig, a spinnerbait and a crankbait. I finally got the skunk out with a dink on the tube. It started drizzling and then the wind kicked up and the rain got more steady. I skipped the tube into a blowdown and hooked a pig. It measured 21" and was a good 5 pounds or so.
That made my day! The rain was getting worse and I was getting soaked (I just had a windbreaker because they were calling for 30% showers) and finally ducked under a bridge to avoid getting completely drenched. It ended up raining hard for at least an hour. I was too far to run back and just hung out under the bridge. I tried to fish a little, but only had something break off on a ned rig. It finally died down and I got back to fishing. I worked the shorelines and some little coves and finally hooked a decent 15" LM.
I hooked a couple dinks after working the area well and ate my lunch before deciding to move. I made a run and worked a cove, only catching a dink on a crankbait. I decided to fish the main lake shore a little before heading back. I was using a War Eagle spinnerbait and trying to target pockets and structure (mostly wood). After a couple minutes, I hooked a strong fish that gave a good fight. I finally got it in the net and it was a 20" about 4 pounder.
I fished a little more with the spinnerbait and caught one more dink. I called it a day and got back to the ramp about 3:45pm. Other than the rain, it was a great day to fish. Finished with 6 or 7 total, but those 2 fish were great fun! That should hold me over for a little bit...
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Good work, nice fatties...no rain here. Was able to get a bike ride in.
We will have to see what the new rains brings us for next week.
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Awesome day!!
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That's making lemonade out of lemons
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On George's tube jigs! I really wish I had been able to get a topwater bite with the cloudy conditions...
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Sounds like a fun adventure!
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