Dec 24,

Water temp 49.6, lake is rising slowly, with nearly a 1/2 inch of rain in the last few days. Fished today w/live-bait, stayed busy. First fish I boated came off a gravel point, less than 30ft of water and no deep water too close. It spit up a craw fish so that kept me out of the grass, and on the light rock. I had glass like conditions most of the morning with a great cloud cover no wind. I may have put 8-9 fish in the boat. Will add the pic's later.
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That's some nice brown fish, looks like you had a good day.

That's some nice smallies

thanks guys

is the fishing still way off from what it should be? i saw one of your posts a few weeks ago ,and was wondering if they had a dieoff, if anyone had found out what caused it. i enjoy reading your posts,bythwe way.

Nice bunch of fish!!

[QUOTE=adriancretired;504562]is the fishing still way off from what it should be? i saw one of your posts a few weeks ago ,and was wondering if they had a dieoff, if anyone had found out what caused it. i enjoy reading your posts,bythwe way.[/QUOTE]

Thats the way I see it, no offical word, that the lake has been hit. I follow SMALLJAW it is nearly unanamouse its only slow, things will get in gear after 2-3 issues take place, rain, turn over, water temp?

[QUOTE=rickhise;504618]Thats the way I see it, no offical word, that the lake has been hit. I follow SMALLJAW it is nearly unanamouse its only slow, things will get in gear after 2-3 issues take place, rain, turn over, water temp?[/QUOTE]

excuse my mis spelling I need to figure out how to edit a post or get it correct the first time lol.

We have a tourny on Dale this Spring, I'm looking forward to my first trip there. Gonna have to hit you up Rick for the inside info, lol. I have never caught a smallie, that's something I have to correct while I'm down there!

[QUOTE=BigBlueJake;504621]We have a tourny on Dale this Spring, I'm looking forward to my first trip there. Gonna have to hit you up Rick for the inside info, lol. I have never caught a smallie, that's something I have to correct while I'm down there![/QUOTE]
will look forward to seeing you this spring, follow SmallJaw.com it will be valuable info, on what is working, Ill share some spots w/you for spring time,
Perhaps watching that site a few weeks b4 hand you will begin to see how the pattern is changing for these spring fish