11-15 , , , A 40-Bass Afternoon . . . Photo

[sticksteer]

Water temp 56-57 degrees . . . . approximately 40 bass between 12:30pm-4:30pm . . . great fun! . . . beautiful day! . . . caught about half on jerkbait and half on "Yellow Magic" . . . can't believe they're hittin on top at this time of the year . . . . boat positioned mainly in 17-20 feet of water and strikes coming in the 6 to 10 foot column of water . . . . fishing half-way back in coves off main-lake points . . . best activity on rocky shorelines with or without wind . . . seemed to do just as good in calm water as shorelines with moderate wind . . . 30 out of the 40 or so bass were "shorts", but most were "stout" 13-14 inchers . . . largest bass (photo) approximately 2 1/2 and 4 pounds . . . . the fishing season seems to just "keep on keepin on" . . . fished mainly within 1 to 2 miles of dam, both east and west sides

[Stoneroller]

all I've been throwing since the beginning of October has been topwater, with the exception of one lake where I threw a jerkbait. I've been enjoying huge largemouth exploding on a frog and a buzzbait for the past month and a half. as long as the water is above 55ish or so and the shad stay active the topwater bite will be awesome, even on bright sunny days. the fish are simply hungry and fattening up for winter. which is great news for us anglers.

looks like you had a great day, don't quit now, still plenty of good fishing days left!