It’s getting to be summertime..

[nomolites]

Finally got back down and out for a couple hours yesterday evening.  Looking for hybrids, found some fish on a main lake sloping point in 35-40 FOW working some large schools of shad.   Fish were all through the water column depending on where the shad were; I was able to get them going burning a tailspin through groups that were up in the column - singles and fish on the bottom had lockjaw.  Most were 2-3 pound whites and hybrids but I did catch quite a few keeper LM (one 5+) and one better hybrid.  WT 81.  I love fishing LOZ this time of year, and last night the storms’ moving through actually had traffic down to a reasonable level.

Mike 

 

[nomolites]

Couple more pics:

Mike

[fishinwrench]

You're doing way better down there than I am up here. 👍

Did they still have eggs and jizz in them?   The ones up here do, they never were able to run up the creeks to spawn this Spring......and now I assume it's too late. 

Everything up this way is hot, still, and stagnant.   Just some funky backwater coming up.   

[nomolites]

Yes, they do have eggs, etc. and appear to be reabsorbing them.  The fish are DEEP for this early in the year, I’m guessing due the the heat and lack of current - I haven’t caught a fish in less than 35 FOW.  They are in areas I usually find them in August.

Mike