North of W today. On the water at 7:00 and off by 9:30. But not because we caught our limits by then. My 19yo son had to head back to college so it was cut short.

After the big rainfall, I was expecting really muddy water but it wasn't too bad at all. Forgot to check the water temp but I'm sure it's cooled off some.

If the rain had any effect, it was on scattering the fish. We used the same tactics that had worked in the past...jigs in 6-8fow near timber. The fishing was even slower than the last Smithville tournament. We only ended up with a couple but they were both good size. Still, no sense in cleaning just two fish so we released them.

Then went home and cooked a slab of ribs on the grill and some chicken stuffed peppers wrapped in bacon.

Huzzah!