Submitted by Gussiesdad (ip 24.21.19.133)

Date Fished: 5/13/2005
Water Temperature: 57
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet

I finally got out again and had a good day with my 9 year old son and his friend. We caught a good many fish and I untangled lines and tied knots for most of the day. We ended up catching 6 or 8 fish over 2 pounds and 25 - 30 small ones. It wasn't as good as I was expecting, but it was fun.

We caught most of the fish on white spinnerbaits (single blade) and a few on pumpkin seed (1/8 oz) tube jigs. It appeared that the water was fluctuating all day and there were periods of time when I couldn't buy a bite. Also, I noticed a lot of small fish in the water and lots of my fish were spitting out smolts as they came in. The combination of these two things seemed to make the fishing a bit tougher than I anticpated, although we caught plenty. I'd be interested in opinions on this theory.

All in all, it was a good day. My son's friend had never caught a fish, so it was a blast watching him get his first action.

Take a kid fishing ... you'll be glad you did.

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