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I got out early and had to wait for them to open the gate a little before 6:00am.  I was alone for the first hour or two.  Water was beautiful and the flooded trees and bushes make good new cover.



I did not get any bites for a while.  I ran upriver to the top and finally caught a 14" chunk on my UL with a 4" lizard.



It was good to get the skunk out.  I worked my way back down reservoir and saw some kayaks and a pontoon type boat,  I hooked another bass on the lizard working a point,  This one was a little shorter and not as fat.



I worked my way down to across from the ramp and hooked a better fish trolling a skinny dipper.



I was crossing back over to the East side when Ernie called.  He was hiking on the trail and checked up on my luck.  After that I missed a fish working the flooded trees near mid-lake.  I came back over toward the East side and was doing the same.  There was grass and the water was shallower.  I decided to eat my lunch.  I cast a weedless ned rig out.  I was reeling it back in when I saw a decent bass following it.  I stopped my retrieve and saw the bass eat it.  It ended up being my biggest fish of the day at just over 16 inches.



I worked that area a little more after eating my sandwich and hooked a little catfish on the ned.  I tried some other lures and worked that mid-lake area with flooded trees.  I did not get any more bites and my trolling motor was feeling a little weak, so I slowly headed back to the ramp.  I guess there were about 6-7 other boats on the lake and a couple kayaks came in right before me.  I had to wait for one guy loading a pelican type pond boat.  Took his time.

I got off the river about 1:30pm.  Nice to be back on Beaverdam.  I think the new cover will help the bass population.  Lost one good crankbait in a tree.