The weather is going to get really unsettled soon Dutch. Hold onto your hankie.
We opted for a trip to the Mississippi River's backwaters this morning and were rewarded well. The crappies were on a tear for the most part, but a nice bass and a decent perch joined in the fray too.
The water was sitting right at 58 degrees where we fished. We didn't look at water deeper than 9 feet and most of our action was shallower than 5 feet. Males are spraying and are super dark already.
Rain, wind, SNOW are all forecast to get started up late tonight so today maybe was the last day I'll be dunking baits until Mother Nature gets this junk out of her system. With 70 forecast for mid-week next week I'll set my sights for then. Today was comfortable despite flags standing straight out from the pole where the wind could blow freely. Only an occasional puff got to us and we had broken sunshine most of the morning with temps around 60 degrees.