Monday wasn't like Friday

[rps]

Went out this morning to celebrate the crowds being gone. Fished Roaring River branch with the Spook, early until 8:00. Six fish with two nice legal LM, 18 and 20 inches. They went back in the lake after measuring.

Around 8:00 the small bass were chopping shad on the flats. I tried to fish under the uproar with a fluke on a 1/4 ounce roadrunner head, but couldn't find or coax a large fish to bite me.

Switched over to the trolling I used last Friday. I longlined Deep Little Rippers on 10# superline down to 24'. Nothing. Then I noticed the bait fish were holding shallower than last Friday. I shortened my string to make the bait run 20'. Wound up with one 20" walleye, one 14" crappie, one nice white bass I put back, and four dink bass. All the fish were suspended in or near tree tops and brush in water 25 to 40 feet deep.

Some days TR gives you a chance to feel as if you know something. Now I must wait to find out what the payback will be.

[Martin]

Nicely done RPS....! Nicely done.

Very good reports too. I live on the far end of the pond but like the upper lake better, especially for walleyes. Good job.