That was the bottom-line conclusion to an email I received this morning from Ron. He was drawing a comparison of his trip last evening to Albright's with one he took Tuesday evening to Lake Tecumseh.
Specifically, he talked about the fact he caught a 15-inch bass (his only fish) that weighed 1-10 last night in Albright's (see photo above right). And the night before, he caught a 16.25-inch bass in Tecumseh that tipped the scales at 2-8. "A significant difference for just over an inch," he commented.
Ron went on to say that a trip today wasn't looking too favorable, given the predicted temperature and wind. "Friday should be good, though," he said.
Friday, Feb. 17, 2017...As he promised yesterday, Ron headed back to Tecumseh today. He covered 10.2 miles in his kayak between noon and 5:50 p.m., trolling the XTS Minnow.
One factor he had a hard time understanding was the ever-shifting conditions today. It was in the low 50s, with a west wind, when he started. About 1:30, when he caught his first fish, the wind shifted out of the east and picked up, with a subsequent temperature drop. About 3:30, the wind went from dead calm to a stiff southerly breeze, and the bite slowed way down at the same time.
Ron's tally on the day was four bass [two at 2-1, one at 2-4, and one at 3-11 (above right)]. He also caught three chain pickerel (measuring 19, 20 and 22.5 inches (left), respectively. Rounding out the day was a fat 13-inch crappie (bottom right).
All the fish were found in random spots throughout the middle of the lake, around no structure or holes. Ron said he had one double hook-up, thought the left rod was the bigger and fought him, while losing the one on the right. The one he boated (thinking it was bigger) was weed-covered. "Should have stuck with the other one," he said.
Ron concluded tonight's report by saying he won't fish again 'til next Thursday, weather permitting. Seems he plans to take a trip to "play in the snow" for a few days. "I'm going to miss the good stretch of weather this weekend," he said.
One factor he had a hard time understanding was the ever-shifting conditions today. It was in the low 50s, with a west wind, when he started. About 1:30, when he caught his first fish, the wind shifted out of the east and picked up, with a subsequent temperature drop. About 3:30, the wind went from dead calm to a stiff southerly breeze, and the bite slowed way down at the same time.
All the fish were found in random spots throughout the middle of the lake, around no structure or holes. Ron said he had one double hook-up, thought the left rod was the bigger and fought him, while losing the one on the right. The one he boated (thinking it was bigger) was weed-covered. "Should have stuck with the other one," he said.
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