Met up with Lee this morning and after looking at the weather and water report, we decided a change of location was in order. Cataract had risen 2 feet from the rain in the past 24 hours, and the winds were blowing hard out of the SW, so we figured between those two factors plus all the pressure that lake has been receiving we'd head somewhere else. Somewhere else turned out to be Raccoon.
Pulled into the lot around 11:30 to find less than 10 vehicles, most all bass boats. Kind of rare but we were pleasantly surprised. Not sure I've seen that few at the State ramp there all year. Water was just 1 foot below pool and clear. Surface temps were hovering right around 56 degrees most of the day.
Ran a lot of stuff trying to stay out of the wind as much as possible. The lake was actually white-capping at times and it made boat control a chore. Calmer banks were much more manageable. Never did get on them good today. A couple here and a few there, never more than 4 on a spot. One interesting fact was that we only caught a single white crappie today. Out of the 28 we managed to get to the boat, 27 of them were blacks. Only had a dozen keepers today, but those blacks made up for their numbers with their thickness. Big fat backs on those things, plump as turkeys
As usual, found a few new spots for the GPS, learned a bit more about the lake, and had some great company, so you can't beat that no matter how tough the fishing. Here's Lee with a couple of those chunky critters from today.
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