Off Colored Rivers

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In the heat of summer these high, muddy conditions on streams really take the starch out of good fishing usually. Today was no exception as the bass were just tough to catch. The river both rose several inches and fell even more over the last 24 hours after another hard rain while the visibility diminished to about 8 inches. We should have traveled farther upstream perhaps. Anyway, we spinnerbaited and jigged and wormed, and began to realize that the orange bellied crankbait, particularly the Wiggle Wart proved to be the best for us to catch a few biters. Most bass were hooked outside the mouth, and we struggled to put together a decent pattern, but Mitch did get a bragging sized walleye on the Wart around noon on a rocky bank with current nearby. In spite of the tough conditions, we managed to make a day of it. With this heat, I'm counting down the days to Brr suit weather!