Any one still fishing?

[BassKnuckles]

So I was going to go out a couple more times, is it worth it? The last many times I've been out I haven't caught any LM in a long time. I'm a morning person but should I wait till the afternoon and work the shallows?

[RK]

So I was going to go out a couple more times, is it worth it? The last many times I've been out I haven't caught any LM in a long time. I'm a morning person but should I wait till the afternoon and work the shallows?

Well worth going out. I'm a morning person as well, but this time of year, Banker's Hours (10-3) seems to be the better - for me at least.

[74mph]

Finally I put some tanks in the boat sunday! Thanks RK and the guys for keeping me motivated out there. I managed to find a good school of 3 and 4 lb fish stacked up in the shallows. They were setup against cat tails that still had some green in them combined with 3FOW, pads, and some thin mill-foil.

It was a half oz outkast RTJig in blue/black for me also, seemed to do the trick well. I also managed one off a doc. Surface temp was just under 47deg.

Saturday was a little different story. I fished a chisago area lake and found several fish up shallow. I could see them, just couldnt make them bite too well. I must have seen over 50 bass that were well over 3lbs. I did manage one on a half oz outkast rt jig in camo and caught another on a 3 inch senko jig worm. Both were about 17.5 inches.

The fish seemed very flighty so I did my best to make long casts. It seemed that these fish were tightly schooled where there was good hard structure mixed with weeds in 1-4FOW.

I am guessing the blue-bird sky didnt help. I coudlnt get anything to bit a fast moving bait all weekend.

The best bite was from about 10 - 3.

[grab the net]

Made it out saturday, from 10:00 am to about 2:00 pm. Managed 6 LM. 6-8 feet of water on the edge of Coontail. Nice fish, four over 4 and two over 3. Later in the day, switched to some crappies and caught a very nice 7lb dogfish, almost golden yellow in color. Fooled me for about 90 seconds, thinking I had a big eye, thumpin under the boat.

[Nick Kuhn]

I think that's an insult to the dogfish. Dogfish put up a heck of a fight, right up there with smallies if not better. Walleyes, not so much.

[Jarrid Houston]

I too thought I had a hog walter on this summer. I seen the fish take the bait and thought huge walleye, then it was way to much of a "dog"" fight, so I knew it was a dogfish. They are absolute beasts when it comes to fighting, especially on walleye gear!

[74mph]

Except those dog-fish can really mess up your boat, if you know what I mean!

[kt]

Hey grab the net,

Was up in your neck of the woods last saturday. Fishing for smallies in the morning and largies in the afternoon. Did well on both but no pigs. Picked up 45 smallies with most in the 2.5-3.5 range. Managed 20 LM in the 2.5-4.5 range, two 4.5 pounders everything else under 4. What "area" were you fishing?

[CrowWingBasser]

I agree with those banker hours - with an early closing. Fished Saturday from 10:30 until 3:30, but the fish quit at about 2 PM. Caught 9 L.M. smallest at 2 1/2# and largest at 4 1/2#. Fishing in 4 - 6' of water casting towards bullrushes - Crow Wing Chain of lakes, Nevis,Mn area. This was old school fishing - 14' rowboat, no electronics, no power, the way my Dad taught me 50+ years ago. It was fun - I always pull my main fishing boat in early October & give it up for the year. This year I dragged that old upside down boat down to the water and gave it a try. Glad I did !!!!

[grab the net]

I was on the C&R lake south of my place. Shallow access. Was hoping for a big day, didn't pan out. Hoping for one or two more trips. Buddy got a 6-10 north of Underwood on saturday afternoon, plus a bunch of 4's. Water temp was still right at 50 on my temp gauge.

[kt]

If the weather holds this weekend I'll probably be headin up to your neck of the woods. Probably go for smallies in the morning and then largemouth in the afternoon/evening. It will really be dependent on the weather though. The wind will play a big role in where i decide to go.

I almost fished the lake you were on during the afternoon on saturday, but decided to go a little further north instead. Maybe I'll see you around this weekend.