4/4 - 4/6 beating the banks

[top_dollar]

Some friends and I had planned on floating the Big Piney last weekend, but with the 6 inches or so of rain they got we quickly made back up plans.  We ended up just fishing the banks around the lakes at Terre Du Lac.  When all this rain comes in, the little lakes and ponds in the area get really hot, especially just above the spillway where the water is leaving the lake, and in any creek that is coming in that is not chocolate milk.  It is usually a dink fest, but this weekend we caught some really nice ones.  I got 1 that was 22" long, and 2 that were 18" along with dozens of dinks.  A buddy of mine also caught one that was 22+" long.  Mostly right in front of the spillways throwing crankbaits and spinnerbaits.  Some of the clearer lakes jerkbaits and swimbaits worked better.  

[Lloyd]

Very nice fish. I've been hitting the ponds around St. Louis and have done my best this spring during the periods of nasty weather, and between sunset and complete darkness. Crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and chatterbaits have all been good.