April 25th, 2015
Lake Rosalie
Camp Mack Rd
Lake Wales, Fl.
Saturday morning air temp. high 70's,
water temp. 83.4. At 7am- 29.94 bara
pressure, wind sse 8.2 mph. Openning with clear blue skies.
9:30am, pressure 29.94, wind,south 11.5,
11am- 29.97, wind sw 13.8 mph - gusting
17.3 - 17.5 mph. 1pm -29.94,so 11.mph
gusting to 18.4 mph. - 1pm, 88 temp,
21,9 mph southwest.
All in all was really windy day on a North-
South 4,600 acre lake - waves around
2 ft plus, wind out of south - southwest
Eight (8) team took on hurricane conditions.
One (1) position paid for "Big Fish"
1st: Ken Hamilton / Grandson Jace
1 lb. 8.5 oz
Two (2) positions paid for "7 fish catch
weight)
1st: John Peyton / Mike Herbst
8 lbs. 13.5 oz
2nd: Ken Hamilton / Jace Hamilton
7 lbs. 8.0 oz
Peyton team long-lined 12 ft water,
using Wally Marshall rods, double rigged 16 & 32nd Green headed jigs, orange bodied, minnow tipped.
Hamilton team long-lined comb. Southern
Pro & Wally Marshall rods, 11 - 12 ft
water, minnow tipped - Black/Chart
AWD tripple tail jigs, double rigged.
Next trounamet will be Lake Lochloosa,
Saturday, May 9th - Public ramp,
Lochloosa, Fl (hwy 301 -3 mi south of
Hawthorne)
5,500 acres semi stained water
April tournament 2 months earlier than last year - big fish and total wgt were almost
identical, maybe 1 or 2 oz difference.
Fish were however, were more active - not as stressed and thin in appearance as
last year. Very healthy.
Do to not being as stained as normal Florida lakes this body of water is not pressured
as much in daytime and very little at night.