Sk Area Tues And Wed

[SKMO]

Went out of SK bridge Tues afternoon for a few hours. Looked at and fished a few spots with no success. I have been "seeing" most concentrations of fish starting at 40-42' and caught some of these guys my last couple trips though I had to cheat with crawlers one time to get them interested. I was just seeing huge numbers of fish in some 40+ deep spots and had to resort to crawlers to convince myself they were in fact bass, which they were. Somewhat interested in the crawlers but not at all interested in Zoom products, at least I proved to myself they were the quarry.

Anyway Tues was slow, my first 4 stops were blanks, then I drifted into the very edge of some mixed hardwoods and cedars in a sizable cove mouth. As I was d-shotting and not in the mood to get hung up I grabbed the next closest rod with a more wood resistant terminal end which happened to be the 3/4 football jig. Trees were thick and wind minimal so I just dropped it over the side, sent it to the bottom and popped it up and down off the bottom hoping for a bikina clad boater to break down near me to salvage the afternoon as the fish were not going to cooperate.

Much to my surprise got a thump and then 5 more and boated 6 w/4 keeper KY's in about 15 minutes in a pretty small spot. 35ish water depth. Thought I had it all figured out and went to about 5 similar spots i.e. first trees in cove mouths 35 foot water but no one home or hungry anywhere. No bikini clad damsels to rescue either so I went home with 15 minutes of glory in a 4 hour trip.

Yesterday I figured I was tired of getting beat up on the clear water channel and made another 3 hour foray up the Kings to mid-river sections. 3 hours, 9 fish, all LM with 4 nice legals, 2 about 3.5# All the shorts were same year class 13"ers. It was pretty good conditions with clouds and wind and the front rolling in so odds were with me. Caught 2 w/one keeper on a blade on wood on gravel but other 7 were 3/8 oz jig pitched to wood on 45 banks, fish were 4-10 feet deep.

Water really nice color to do this and 72 degrees, a little cooler than main stem of lake.

All I have to offer - SKMO

[J.E.]

Darn SKMO.

I forgot my Bikini!!

I was up the James and did well also on football jigs. 25-35' off bluff ends.

[CMAC]

Fish LOTO more bikinis!!!

[SKMO]

Went up the Kings from Viola this morning, only fished from 0630 until 1030. Flat calm and sunny, caught well over 20 fish, probably closer to 30 on a jig in 5-20' water. Average size about 10", most all LM, Not a keeper in the boat. Donated most of an entire bag of 20 twin tails to the green sunfish nippers. Fished from Sweetwater to Blake Allen Bluff. Water temp around 71.

Lost about a 18" LM beside the boat off a crankbait and that was the only moment of excitement.

I'm going out tomorrow but I think I will wait till the wind howls in mid-day and get it behind my butt and cover some ground with a spinnerblade.

Hope springs eternal.... SKMO

[J.E.]

SKMO,

Good plan. Fished Cambpell Point area today. Topwater early before the sun hit and the fog left produced one keeper. The balance of the day threw jigs in 40' of water and blades when the wind picked up. Landed 18 with a mix of LM and Spots with a total of 6 keepers.