Friday Report

[Larry Eby]

Way to go James! Keep em coming. What was the surface temp?

[Champ188]

Surface temp was 41-44. That's a darn pretty 188, Larry.

[Sore Thumbs]

Tried the same thing on Beaver saturday. Caught 1 Lm on a wiggle wart that was 2.3 lbs. Then I caught three more LM on a MegaBass jerkbait the biggest was 2.5 lbs. I had several bites on the wiggle wart but only caught one with it. Not sure if I was working it too fast or they didn't like the color. Probably working it too fast. I had better luck on the banks where the wind was blowing parallel with the bank instead of right at them. Would a spinnerbait work when it's this cold?

[Mike Mueller]

Hey James, you letting Donna catch any??? Still trying to catch my first fish on 2011, but up here in Columbia most of the water is frozen. I found water that was half ice and half open and was able to get out today in the snow for about 3 hours and lost one nice one...spring can't get here soon enough!

Mike

[Champ188]

Hey Mike, I was by myself the other day. Donna was at work and she's still getting over some carpal tunnel surgery she had a few weeks ago. Procedure was very simple and low-pain, and she got immediate relief from the numbness she'd been having in her hand. The acid test will be when I go into the rod box this spring for a spinning rod and the handle hasn't been moved to the right side, which makes me nuts. LOL Afraid we're gonna be in for a long, cold winter, though. Sure looks that way so far.

Sore Thumbs, I thought about picking up a spinner bait and slow-rolling it the other day and would have except I was catchin' em good on the Wart. I'd say this latest cold front is gonna put the kabosh on any kind of blade bite til spring.

[Larry Eby]

Surface temp was 41-44. That's a darn pretty 188, Larry.

Thank you James.