Smoke on the water...

[Quillback]

Dutch and I fished down stream from Big M today, and it must have been Table Rock burn day or something, people burning wood all over the place.  Back at the launch when we finished my truck windshield had fine ash on it and driving out the air was thick with smoke. Weird atmospherics kept the smoke from disbursing, it stayed low and would not go away.

The fishing was good, we boated 26 bass, all but three were spots, and 8 were keepers.  All the keepers were spots, and Dutch weighed one for 2 and a quarter for out biggest fish.

The spots are fat and mad, lots of fun on spinning tackle.  Most of our fish were on the Ned rig, Dirt being my color of the day.

Best bank had us sitting in 30 FOW but close enough to the bank to almost hit it.  Rocks and trees were a plus.  We were letting the Little Guy fall to the bottom and then work it back slowly.

Saw several eagles, and a loon.  Saw several large groups of gulls flying by, but no idea where they were going as we never saw them stop for feed on shad.

WT 46 when we launched.

[Dutch]

It was like a spring not winter day.  I had a great time.  I’ll be in touch as soon as I get a release.

[snagged in outlet 3]

58 minutes ago, Quillback said:

utch and I fished down stream from Big M today, and it must have been Table Rock burn day or something, people burning wood all over the place.  Back at the launch when we finished my truck windshield had fine ash on it and driving out the air was thick with smoke. Weird atmospherics kept the smoke from disbursing, it stayed low and would not go away.

Smoke is  here on the lower end now.   

[jdmidwest]

100 mph south winds here all day.

[Dutch]

There was hardly any wind at all around Big M.

[snagged in outlet 3]

20 minutes ago, Dutch said:

There was hardly any wind at all around Big M.

We’re smoked in.  Thick smoke. 

[bfishn]

There was a big crowd at the new stateline legal weed store on 71 when I drove by tonight, and the breeze is from the west...

[Dutch]

12 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

We’re smoked in.  Thick smoke. 

Did it actually smell like smoke?  What we were seeing didn’t really have a smell.  I’m beginning to think that it was some kind of cedar pollen though I have never seen it before.

[Lvn2Fish]

1 hour ago, Dutch said:

Did it actually smell like smoke?  What we were seeing didn’t really have a smell.  I’m beginning to think that it was some kind of cedar pollen though I have never seen it before.

This was from a table rock group . Said it was cedar pollen as well . Crazy weather ! 

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, Dutch said:

Did it actually smell like smoke?  What we were seeing didn’t really have a smell.  I’m beginning to think that it was some kind of cedar pollen though I have never seen it before.

Smelled like smoke here.  We had the slider open and we closed it due to smell.