04-26-2022, 06:58 PM
(04-26-2022, 01:41 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: One good thing to report, we were marking a lot of suspended fish between the Island and Freeway way, so they were there, we just could not make the conection, even though we tried just about all our normal go to Willard lures. We think it was likely just a slow day but from past experience, we also know that when the water level changes it also changes the way the fish bite and it can take a few trips to dial in the new pattern, at least for trolling cranks. Maybe a couple more days of stable weather will make a difference as well.
A followup. Got to thinking that those suspended fish might well be mature shad getting ready to spawn. I have been guilty of working the heck out of a school of "crappies" on my screen...only to foul hook one and find it was a shad...not a crappie. And I have heard tales from other anglers who have been frustrated by a lack of success when working over a suspended school of fish. The shad should be doing their thing about now too.