Hi all, just wanted to share some information with you.

Water temps yesterday around the Jamestown area (near the ****) yesterday were around 57-58 first thing in the morning at the surface. So the coldspell of last week may have brough the lake down a degree or two but from my perspective this water is still a bit warm for me to feel good about smallmouth fishing based on my experiences.

Fishing conditions yesterday started out cloudly but unfortunately turned bluebird around 10am. Nice for the fisherman but my experience is that it makes fishing very tough.

We found baitfish in the back of OtterCreek very easily. Finding baitfish near the main lake near structure was all but impossible. Water on the main lake was as clear as I can ever recall. Water at the back of Ottercreek was stained. We fished the back 1/3rd of OtterCreek all day and had two small spots to show for it. I threw cranks, buzzbaits, spinners, worms, lizzards and grubs. Both fish taken were on the 4inch grubs around cover. I'm sure someone could find a way to get the fish around the baitfish to strike but I could not.

One last tip from a middle of the road fisherman. I find the best bite frequenly at noon so eat early or late but don't miss high sun. The day before almost exactly at high noon, I took a 6.2oz largemouth out of a pond by my Dad's house on a grub. Seems like the spots and largemouth frequently get fired up right around noon and the bite may only last 15 minutes. Both of our spots were caught between noon and 1pm.

Happy casting- Also recommend you call your favorite Marina to make sure enough water exits to launch. Lake is very low.