From The Upper End

[rps]

Went out at noon today. First time out in three weeks? maybe four? I had read the recent reports and went armed with spinner bait and wart. I fished windy chunk rock banks with them. I also took them to the back end of Haddock and Leatherwood Creeks. The water temp was 49.4 (back end of creeks) to 51.8 (main lake). Balls of small shad were scattered in the back end of Haddock Creek but not Leatherwood. Water color was dingy green - maybe two feet of visibility.

I can't tell you what or where they were biting.

[S&M]

I'm amazed at the difference in water temp from one end of the lake to the other. I launched out of Aunts Creek at 7:00am this morning and the water temp was 59*. At 11:00am the water temp was 60* and at 2:00pm is was 61*.

Spinner bait worked well for me today dead falling it next to trees in 20'-25' of water, also picked up a few with a jig. It was a wonderful day to be on the water

[rps]

It was a wonderful day to be on the lake!

I saw the most magnificent Bald Eagle cruising over the lake. He or she was looking for fish too. There was one other boat out. I hope both the bird and the other boat found what I could not.