Not Yesterday, But Ok

[Bill Babler]

Was not able to hit the water yesterday, but what a day. 70 plus degree, breeze and very.very overcast. About 1 PM Beck calls me and asked how many walleye is the limit per person? What kind of a question is that to ask a guy that is not fishing??

Shell Knob catchin is what he was a doin. He totaled 5 keeper walters, had 3 other heavy weights pulling drag that came unbuttoned, not to mention 30 bass with 15 keepers up to 4 pounds. Got me so Rilled up that I was up drinking coffee at 4 AM.

Tetrick and I hit the SK ramp at 6:30 new time in the dark and we were just squeeked at being the first boat. That's 5:30 old time and people were there with a hankerin.

Not the same kind of day. We started out in just long sleeve shirts, but soon doned the rain gear and a pullover or two. Heavy wind, Rain and Surf.

Bright Sun also was our foe.

Started off great with 3 nice keepers in the first hr. and a half, and then the weather hit. Only 1 more keep, and a total of about 15 shorts with us pulling out about 1:30. Lots of boats on our stuff, but really don't know if it would have mattered with the weather.

Most of the fish came main-lake Campbell Pt. to Big M on Jigs and Stickbaits. Did have one or the kepps, on a grub, very early.

SK ramp was full to the gills, and saw as many 6 boats trying to fish the same locations, in the creeks.

Got one little short bank up the Kings away, and wanted to hit it. Tried twice and it was covered. I have fished the Knob for 30 years, plus, and have never seen but one other fisherman on that bank Ralph Lambert. It is a nothing bank with no transition, no deepwater, no spawning location, no timber no nothing, except a ridge that runs off it underwater about 40 ft. from the bank. It is very good, but people until today, just did not know with the exception or Ralph and I that it holds fish.

I don't think the FLW boys really knew, it was just a place to fish and that was at a premimum today, as all the bank was covered, weather it be bluff, creek, cove or flat.

Did not throw a blade, but maybe I should have. Water in the SK area ranged from 46 to 50, even back in the creeks and pockets.

I just may stay after trout until the hoop-la of the FLW clears out on Friday. I guess the Heartland starts Saturday, so I may wait till next week.

[Phil Lilley]

You dog... you didn't say you already went fishing!!

Honey-do boy!! How's your nose?