Kim City - Dec 15 - Spoon & Ice Jig

[Dock-in-it]

I fished the main lake this mild 67 degree morning and the fishing was very good. All of my winter trips are based on wind direction/speed so I can tolerate the cold temps,  but this morning was long sleeve weather. Best depth for me was 47-55 FOW. The bite was fairly steady early but when the wind picked up they got very aggressive. I would find a group of fish and use spot lock to catch a few then move about 20ft and repeat the process. There was plenty of shad around and the fish had them broken up. The 3/4oz spoon and 5/8oz ice jig were equally effective. The Damaki rig would have worked but the strong winds required a little more lead. The fish were normally below 30ft and the easiest fish to catch were just off the bottom near 50ft. The bite seemed to fizzle around 9AM. Most were K's with several LM and a few whites. I did not catch a smallmouth which means I did not find the best buffet in the area.

Trying to find shad in the creeks in my area has been a challenge. Some years the shad and fish sync up where I want them (out of the wind) and other years you have to hunt. WT  56-57

 

 

 

[Bill Babler]

One of the local tournament guys that I can really trust said it was a total Zoo. Said they boated so many they just got tired and went in.  LM and K's. Best 5 at 17/18 pounds. Spoon and Ice jig. 50'.