6/5 Lower end

[AR Huzgr]

Got out early to see if there was any top water striper. I got one but I wouldn't say topwater was robust.   More like one here one there.  Got this on a pencil popper and got some smallmouth, a big white on a whopper plopper.

Moved on to smallmouth, main lake structure.   Ended with about 25 Smallies mostly on Ned.    None too big, but a lot in that 15 inch range 

Foggy/cloudy with water temps about 73-74.

 

[Quillback]

You did better than me, I mainly went today to chase stripers, didn't see much activity, had a couple of blowups and that was it.  Caught a few smallies on top, a few on jigs, totaled 10, hit the road at 1100.

Tuesday one of my buddies was out and the stripers were lighting it up.  He caught 7 on top waters.  They turn on and off, one day good, the next bad.  If you pick the right day, it's a lot of fun.  Seems to be the days where it is cloudy, the bite is not good, get a sunny morning and it's good.  I believe it is because the sun will bring the shad up to feed.

[AR Huzgr]

35 minutes ago, Quillback said:

 I believe it is because the sun will bring the shad up to feed.

That sounds about right.   Maybe some day we'll have sun to prove that theory!

Everything shut down for me at 10:30 this morning