Big M area - Ugh..

[Quillback]

I have family in town this week, took my 18 yo nephew fishing today.  He fishes about once a year, but loves to fish.  Last week I got into pretty good numbers of fish and was hoping to do the same today.  No such luck, it was super slow, fish gone from where they were last week.  We put a half dozen dinks in the boat total.  Could not find them shallow, could not find them deep. 

The nephew still enjoyed himself, but wish we could have found more fish.  We might give it another try later this week.

[cheesemaster]

It is a crazy lake... I am sure he was excited to be out on the water and still had fun. Way better than sitting at home watching the grass burn up.

[176champion]

Regardless of out come it was time well spent..

[dan hufferd]

I am almost 50. I still love it when I can fish with any one of my uncle's. I alway consided it an honor to be invited. 

I am sure he loved it. I am the uncle now, so I feel your pain.

[Bill Babler]

It has been as tough as a Rattlesnake bite the last week, if you get lucky and find some they can be in numbers at any depth from 12' to 40'

Good thing is I have very seldom seen a better bluegill, catfish and in the right spot walleye bite.  These gills are just monsters   More than hand size

Keep lookin😊

[Quillback]

That's a good idea, might pack some crawlers next time if we go and try for some gills.

[top_dollar]

Mmmhmmm....cooler, bucket of worms, gravel runnouts, and squiggly lines on the sonar.  Doesnt get much better than that!

[Bill Babler]

TD, you are absolutely right. You will see lines running up and down. Sometimes the gills are also suspended. Small bits of Crawler or crickets on long shank hooks work great on a drop or split shot. 

Put the small sunfish on a limb line or two and you will have a passel of gill and catfish fillets

Good Luck

[merc1997 Bo]

Bass right now are in the process of making another move.  Take in account of falling lake level.  Bass will tend to suspend with falling levels and you also have the last spammers which just got finished.  You have to go find every time out.

bo

[Quillback]

Well we ended up chasing the little white ball rather than little green fish.  Looks like we may get some rain early next week, might help with the fishing even though looking at the reports some of the guys are doing pretty darned good.