Comparison To Last Year

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While up with my middle of the night wake period, I compared this years reports with last years.

I found the topwater water bite faded this year a full two weeks earlier than last. There were several good topwater bite reports during the third week of july last year. I even made one or two of them.

Last year there was no jig bite like this year. It was shallow early and drop shot after that.

Last year, by the 15th the thermocline was down at 26 feet and the bait balls were just beginning to gather. This year big bait balls are exist already up here, but the thermocline appears to be shallower at this point. Is there a diver out there or someone with one of those tools who can give us the official thermocline report?

Anyone care to add their observations?