10-6 Lower End

[SplitG2]

I took a couple of days off to come down and fish. Got on the water late afternoon and caught 6 in a main lake pocket. All short Smallmouths on a Jig, Ned rig a keitech swim bait. All but one were caught in less than 10'.  The last jig fish was tonight in the dark in 18' on a roll off.  Lost a monster smallmouth this afternoon that will haunt me for a while. She hit a red eye shad in about 4' and threw it after the second flop just as she got to the boat. My fault. I was too excited and tried to power her in.  Water was 76 with a little color. Visibility looked to be 3-4'.  Hope to have a better update tomorrow with some picture worthy fish. 

[96 CHAMP]

Good day of fishing, shame you lost that smallie, good luck tomorrow

[Nitro 750]

Thanks for the report.

[SplitG2]

Caught 7-8 more this afternoon. One LM the others all SM.  Most short fish with only a few keeps. Jig, buzz bait and the keitech. The keitech fish were shallow and came in a flurry near sun down on chunk/ledge rock mixed in on gravel banks. Missed a few and lost a good one on the buzzbait around shallow docks. Trailer hook going on tomorrow. Graphed fish in 20 fow just outside the newly visible tree lines but couldn't get bit. May try drop shotting them tomorrow. Here's one that kicked off the late run at them. 

[Champ188]

Sounds like you're around them. Keep plugging and thanks for the reports!

[Quillback]

Love those smallies!

[m&m]

SG2, thanks for the information. Sounds like the same pattern I found last weekend down in Long Creek.  Nice SM picture. Very healthy looking. 

Mike