Bsl 4-4-11

[Ham]

I fished in the HEAVY wind yesterday afternoon from 1 pm -6 pm. I fished the back third of Jimmy Creek.

I found water temps from 48-53' Not much off colored water from the morning rain. Enough rain to get my truck and boat muddy on the way in though.

I found a few scattered fish. I think I would have caught more if my boat had not been so frequently overpowered by the wind.

It about to be crazy good.

[Mike Worley]

Fishing has overall been pretty good with mostly bass biting. Water temps have fluctuated from lower 50's to upper 50's last week. As of Saturday there were lots of walleyes up on the points at night getting ready to spawn.water temp was 54-57. We had a 90 degree day Sunday with a very strong south wind (30-45 MPH) then a cool day yesterday (48 degrees) with a strong NW wind & rain. The walleye bite usually gets going pretty good at water temps of about 60 degrees. We have been catching walleyes this past week casting stick baits late in the day and just after dark also some are being caught trolling crank baits during the day. The Bass are biting stick baits on chunk rock points on days with wind, white bass are biting in the back of the creek arms & bays in very shallow water (less than 5') when the wind is blowing. Look for colored water for the best bite. Crappies have been biting around brush piles some days shallow over the brush and other days on the bottom with jigs & minnows as well as small crank baits working best.........................Mike Worley (www.bullshoalsfishing.com)