Report 11/7

[MSUFisherBear]

Went yesterday for all of about 1.5 hours. KY3 said that showers were supposed to up some by noon, but they didn't... It was a steady, cold rain the entire time although wind wasn't too bad. I didn't check the generation forecast before going and the water was off, too (which seems to always spell bad news for me when I go). Beyond that, though... there were some positives!

First - I saw a lot of action out on the main channels of both the lake and Bull Creek. Fish were chasing shad (lots of swirls with minnows jumping). I only caught one by casting in to the swirls (about a 10" bass), so I'm guessing that's what they were, but couldn't get anything else going on those. The schools weren't large schools of shad and were broken up over a wide area. I have a feeling that if I could have gotten some sun going with the shad working shallower flats I could have been in business. Hopefully someone might get a chance to get out on the water on a sunnier day and try it out.

I caught about 6 total. One on a shad rap (the one out of the swirl; silver with blue back) and 5 on the Ned Rig (green pumpkin). All were short (longest was about 12"). They were much more lethargic than the last trip out. My guess would be the weather swings, but I found much better luck by slowing it much further down.