Mid-Lake/James - 3/24

[Longball22]

Fished from Pt. 5 to 14 today.  Clearer water at 4 and starts to clear at Pt 14.  I have heard about crankbaits for the last few weeks, and predominantly threw RkCrawler, Wart, and Zoner Hunter on banks that typically produce.  Not sure if it shut off, but I ended the day with three keepers and no shorts.  Needless to say for 9 hours of fishing today, I struggled.  I'm sure the  25 degree temperature drop tonight will help....

[Dutch]

I'm not sure there was anything to shut off.  We fished from up in the Flat just short of the bridge and up in the James just short of Carrs to Buttermilk Springs.  Threw the book at them on all kinds of banks.  Only caught 5 fish all day long.  4 shorts and 1 4#.  1 on square bill, 1 on rock crawler, 3 on spinner bait.  We saw water from 54-60°.  

The snaggers were out in force.  We counted 16 boats at the confluence of Flat and James around noon, everything from 10' jons to mega pontoons.