Carl W

We go back in October so maybe it will be better then. Always the optimist.

Well we had our small derby (7 boats) this past weekend and it was a grind. It was the same day as a nearly 500 boat Falcon tournament. Due to the high water we were not allowed to put in at Disney and instead had to find our own dock. We launched at a private Marina near Disney. The conditions were tough with the high water and not having fished the lake before but, my partner had so we went to usual producing locations for him and we could only scratch up one small keeper on a crankbait. The rest of our club also struggled with only one boat having a limit and then just right at 9 pounds. Most were catching fish but, just small ones. The size limit was 14 inches and we just struggled all day until around 2 pm and then we started catching smaller ones. That lake definitely not like any other lake I have fished for sure. Boat docks everywhere and once it warmed up the big boats came out which really made you pay attention to the water on the main lake because you never knew when the big waves were going to come. The biggest factor I feel like was all the pressure from the Falcon tournament and the high water. Every cove we fished was literally full of boats. You basically fished behind other fisherman all day long.

I am fishing Grand with a real small club out of Northwest Arkansas in a few weeks. I have never fished Grand before. I will probably fish it twice maybe three times before the tourney but can anyone give me any advice. We launch out of Disney. Any advice is appreciated.

I am fishing Grand with a real small club out of Northwest Arkansas in a few weeks. I have never fished Grand before. I will probably fish it twice maybe three times before the tourney but can anyone give me any advice. We launch out of Disney.

Nice!

My wife and I fished from about 10 until 4:30. She caught 2 really small ones on the Ned. That was it for us.

Very nice fish!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Thanks Bo

Did you catch them all from one spot Bo?

Wow!

I do not look enough for sure but I have very little confidence that even if I found them especially that deep, that I could catch them. Great job Bo! Thanks for sharing.

Very Nice Sore Thumbs!

Awesome! Nice fish. I bet that was fun!

Good post Bo. Thanks for sharing and the advice.