Saturday, 8-20

[Champ188]

Donna and I ventured out for a day, starting at 8 a.m. near Baxter. Ended up fishing between there and the White/Kings split.

Not a lot to report. We caught 24 total with only two keepers. A couple on a jig and the rest on drop shots. Magic depth was 25-30 feet. A few were on the bottom but most were suspended near bait schools.

No topwater love despite it being cloudy all day.

Would love to report a boatload of 3-4 pounders but not this time. Better days are coming soon.

[merc1997 Bo]

still a good day, and it is fun to be catching fish.  my retired buddies that live in emerald beach told of a little bit of top water going on early in the mornings last week, but most of what they caught were on spoons 25 to 25 ft. deep.  i would think for those that like fishing boat docks, some of the deeper docks might be holding bass if you can figure out how to get them out from underneath them.

good to see you take a break from the golf course.

bo

[176champion]

Thanks for the report Champ188...sounds like a good day..

[Champ188]

It was a good day numbers-wise but I really had hoped to find a couple of schools of bigger spots. The shad just haven't moved into the right places for them to gang up. Bo is right about docks but anymore there's a big ol' barge or runabout in every slip and even a skilled pitcher/flipper has trouble squeezing a bait in there. Besides, as Bo also said, getting them out is another problem entirely.

[Nitro 750]

Thanks for the report Champ, sounds like Donna and you had a good day!!!

[Donna G]

We did have a good time.  I really enjoyed getting out and wetting a line.  I haven't been in awhile.  Those little dudes were feisty and would grab the drop shot as soon as you hit the right depth, spitting up shad the whole time you were reeling them in.  I didn't get around to it, but had planned to switch out my worm for a little craw just to see if I'd still get bit.