Fought the wind and won, 5-19
The breeze at home wasn't bad but it was blowing whitecaps on the lake I wanted to fish last night. I almost didn't go through with it but decided I was there and might as well try. I put in just after 5 and worked my way up towards the other end where the wind might not be so brutal. When I got there, at least the waves weren't white caps, but I still had to fight it all the time. I tossed out 3 lines to troll in to the wind and hooked up quickly.
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I caught 3 or 4 before deciding it might be worth getting the camera out, that the first one wasn't a fluke. It soon became apparent that I was going to be busy, as the crappie and bluegill were just slamming the jigs.
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I'm guessing the water warming and the 85 degree days we've had recently have really turned on the spawn here. Had numerous double hookups, usually double crappie. Here is a double with very nice 12" fish.
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I left them biting about 7:30 as I had a long row back to the beach but I'd had a ton of fun. Total for the trip would be well over 30 crappie, with a few at 8-9" but most in the 11-12" range, very feisty and fighting hard. Bluegill were mostly caught early on but I pulled in 6-7 of those as well, with about half of them beating the 8" mark.
Certainly an evening to remember and I'm glad I decided to give it a shot, despite the wind.
Yes, I was talking to myself; sometimes even I have to ask for expert advice.