Little Grassy April 3

[Stoneroller]

6 hours, 11 fish the biggest was 18 inches and 3.5lbs.

I started fishing the creek at the headwaters of the lake, water was a bit more stained than in the rest of the lake. as I paddled out I noticed that the american lotus are starting to emerge from the bottom of the lake. a few were actually starting to top out of the water. I caught 3 fish in the creek arm, moving towards the back of it, the fish were getting smaller and the water more shallow. So I moved back out into the large flat that makes up this portion of the lake. The water is between 2 and 6 feet deep in most of this area and during the summer it's a tangle of nearly unfishable lotus plants.

the wind was 36mph with gusts of 52mph, not exactly good kayaking or fishing conditions but I paddled out into the middle of the flat and started catching fish. the biggest came out of an area that looked just slightly shallower than the surrounding area, but was still more than 3 feet deep. none of the fish were shallower than 3 feet. a couple I caught off the end of windblown points, both were in water around 3 feet deep.

water temps were 63-66 degrees, once the water temp started dropping the fish turned off, but while it was on the rise, they weren't too tough to hook up on. I caught all my fish on a white spinnerbait, SS terminator to be exact. slow rolled, if I didn't pay attention and sped it up, I didn't get bit or they'd swipe at it. (caught one on the outside of the lower jaw that way)

[Chief Grey Bear]

No doubt those were some nice fish. And the wind was butal Sunday. Nice job!

[Trout Commander]

Looks like you had a good day. Were you glad you went?

Cool video. Thanks for sharing.

[Smalliebigs]

Nice report, I'm glad someone gets to fish these days. You're right those fish do look emaciated, they need some food!!!! BRUTAL conditions for a kayak!!!! you should get rewarded with some fish. Good job and I'm starting to like your GoPro more and more.

[Stoneroller]

I bought a 'sail' for my kayak and was testing it out that day. it's called a windpaddle, you can check out their website, windpaddle.com. anyway, they don't say the 'maximum' wind value that their sail is rated for. I'm gonna say 35 mph sustained with 53mph gusts, probably a bit too much. I forgot the battery to my gps/sonar so I couldn't get a gps speed, but when I was going with the wind, I was leaving a substantial wake. then I got sideways to the wind trying to reach across it and took a big wave over the side. sitting in water isn't exactly fun, thankfully my bailing sponge and ShamWOW! saved the day, as did a small dry sack emptied of it's contents and used as a barrier between my soaked kayak seat and my pants. I can see why a small craft warning was in effect...

but the fishing was good when the water temp was rising and I was happy I made the trek. Too bad there is an Atrazine warning for the bass and crappie or I would have tried catching some slabs.

[Ill Trout Bum]

A bad day fishing is still a great day. Looks like you had a great day despite the weather.

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