With the brisk winds out of the north forecast I went back to St Mary’s Lake for shelter and I’m just enjoying the change of pace from salt. To my pleasant surprise I was the only one at the gate at 6 and didn’t see another boat until after 8 at the other end of the lake. My own private 250 acre lake.
As has been the case since the cold front happened, the topwater bite was anemic with one small bass being the only taker. I switched back to my Yamamoto grub on a jig head and worked a bit of shoreline but really nothing happening there either. So off to deeper water. I headed to a flat I haven’t fished this year and used some assistance from breaking crappie and bluegill to determine where I should be casting. This was the ticket as they identified what depth I needed to be in. Picked up 5 more bass and a beautiful 22” pickerel and an 18” pickerel by bottom bouncing the grub. Interestingly they didn’t want the Senko today.
I also threw my big nose spinner at the crappie but only got 1.
I could get used to having the lake to myself, very pleasant to just say I’m going here and not worrying will someone be there.
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As has been the case since the cold front happened, the topwater bite was anemic with one small bass being the only taker. I switched back to my Yamamoto grub on a jig head and worked a bit of shoreline but really nothing happening there either. So off to deeper water. I headed to a flat I haven’t fished this year and used some assistance from breaking crappie and bluegill to determine where I should be casting. This was the ticket as they identified what depth I needed to be in. Picked up 5 more bass and a beautiful 22” pickerel and an 18” pickerel by bottom bouncing the grub. Interestingly they didn’t want the Senko today.
I also threw my big nose spinner at the crappie but only got 1.
I could get used to having the lake to myself, very pleasant to just say I’m going here and not worrying will someone be there.
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