Indian Creek Area March 30

[Quillback]

Put the boat in the water about 0645 just as it was getting light.  Not much wind and a cloudy morning.  

Saw a little surface activity early right out in front of the launch, thought there might be a striper or two out there, tossed a pencil popper at them, but the only taker was a 13" spotted bass.  Gave up on them after a bit and headed for the bank to toss Keitechs.

It was a tough slog for most of the morning, by noon I had 5 bass and 2 walleye, 2 of the bass were keepers, 15-16" fish, one largemouth and one smalls.  Both of the wallies were keepers, one being a solid 20" fish.

About noon the bite picked up a bit, caught 4 more bass, 3 of them being keepers smallies and added another keeper walleye.  I don't know if they started biting or I happened upon the right place to fish, but it was nice to find a decent bite to close out the day.

I'm slow rolling the 3.3 Kietech on a 1/4 oz head.  I like to roll it for a few feet, then kill it for a second or two, then repeat.  Most bites are coming when it drops, or right when I start swimming it again after the drop.  Points, rocky banks, and secondary points inside coves were the best places to have a chance at a bite, hard to know where those places are going to be, no sign of fish or bait, but every once in a while you'll run into a bite.  

WT 54-56, water pretty clear with a little bit of a green stain back in the front of Indian creek.

 

 

 

[bferg]

Nice smalls and great report.  Hope the stripers pick-up soon.  Working from home is an ideal set up for me to get after them for the next month or so...