Willard 6-16

[doitall5000]

Maybe you found a warmer spot of water in the east end, a little shallower water.  About 11 o'clock I boated over to the feed lot and no one was there. Did see lots of shade balls. Thought I might find you but no.

Actually, the water where I found the fish was a degree or so cooler than where I had been fishing out from the feed lot...closer to where the water is coming in from the inlet.  And I was still in the 21 to 22' depth range.  But all the fish I was seeing on sonar were orienting to the bottom, so I figured they may be a little less active and want a slower presentation.  So I went from trolling cranks to slow dragging my whirly flig crawler rigs...at between .5 and 1 mph.  Got bit within a couple of minutes of using that approach and limited out in the next hour and a half.

You probably couldn't find me because I am such a small guy...and that bright red tube is hard to see too.  But I was a long ways south from the feed lot by 11...and right in the middle of my catching period.  If you had shown up I probably wouldn't have talked to you.  That's how I roll.

I also saw lots of shad blobs.  But I suspect they are still very small and it will be at least a month before they contribute a lot to the food chain.

You continue to be the teacher / master of Willard bay. 
Bet the bugs were on you at .5 mph.