Tuesday, April 17 (from Ron)...Launched Milldam about 5 p.m. Went for a long trip, and it paid off with
the best trip of the year so far. Caught four dinks and then found a hot spot
from 6:30 to 7 p.m. As long as I was casting up tight to the shoreline, I was
catching bass, including a 4-4, 3-3, 2-9, and a 1-11, all in short order, then the bite shut
down. Everything went for the XTS. Also caught a sunfish, white perch and a crappie,
again, all on XTS. Nothing hit the trolled beetlespin. Gauge was 2.7. Wind started out strong but died down. Main Milldam was a
bit murky, but feeder creeks were clear. Gar are starting their spring
ritual; had one hit, but he didn't hold.
Wednesday, April 18 (from Ken)...Took a chance on the wind today, and it turned out OK. Ran down to Albright's, which gave me a chance to check the repairs Wayne did to the boat, as well as to find a few fish. Caught one small white perch, plus eight bass, six of which were dinks. The other two weighed 2-14 and 2-2. A bloody tail on one of these bigger fish, as well as part of its tail missing, seems pretty conclusive proof that the annual cycle is once again underway. About half the fish went for my chatterbait, while the other half went for my "Halloween" bait. The water temp when I quit at 2:30 was only showing 63 degrees. The tourney scheduled for this coming weekend most likely won't find me fishing the three productive areas I found today because, if the wind predictions between now and then are accurate, I feel fairly certain there won't be enough water to reach any of those areas. Of course, I always could be wrong, and if that's the case, all the better. Time will tell.
Wednesday, April 18 (from Skip)...Caught three dinks today on a home-made Senko. For the benefit of those who don't already know, Skip's "home-made Senkos" are his own idea of melting various odds and ends. That's one sure way to get the most bang from your buck. If I understood him correctly, Skip said he spent only about three hours on the water. He was still catching some z-z-z-z while others of us were out trying to locate those wily bass.
Wednesday, April 18 (from Ron)...The wind actually INCREASED toward sunset, instead of tapering off. Launched at Lotus Garden and fished Muddy Creek from 5:30 to 7:30. Crappie were out in abundance. Caught nine to 13 inches. Found two bass (a 1-2 and a 2-4) and lost a
big chain pickerel. Beetlespin and XTS were the go-to lures. A decent trip.
Sunday, April 22 (from Ron)...Managed to avoid a skunk with one decent bass at 3 lbs. 5 ozs. It was a classic case of a V-wake
chasing a shallow-water crankbait (Prank) very tight to shoreline. Fished
Muddy Creek from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Lots of gar activity. No panfish, though.
Sunday, April 22 (from Ray)...Went to Albright's today. Thought it was going to be a good day with the weather
and 62-degree water temperature. The water was a little high. Had five bites and landed two fish, including the nice bass at right. A tube and small spinnerbait were the only lures that
worked for me. Tried many.
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