Finally got out and did some fishing. Headed out Saturday morning before daylight. Pulled up on first point and on the fifth cast hooked a dude. It was just starting to get daylight, I got the fish within 6 to 8 inches of the surface and lost it. Looked like a big largemouth to me but could have been a smaller striper, it had shoulders whatever it was. Trolling batteries conked out on me early, I was off the lake by 2.30. Remind me to never buy Deka deep cycles anymore. Ended up with several smallmouth with the biggest being a 20 inch 4lber. Sunday morning heading across the main lake with 2 and 3 foot rollers, wind was absolutely howling and this was well before daylight. Go to wind protected areas I know in my favorite creeks. First point less than 10 casts, BAM, another 4lb., brown bass. Ten minutes after daylight, second point, BAM, another 4lb., brownie. Then a LDR on another keeper about 15 minutes after that, dang it. Then a 18 1/2 inch smalljaw, followed by another long distance release on a for sure keeper fish, dang it. Then a 15 inch fattie that looked like it swallowed a baseball. This fish was only 15 inches and I bet it would have weighed 2 1/2lb or better, I mean FAT. A few more smaller ones then headed home, I was off the water by 11:00 a.m., the rain was setting in by then pretty hard. My bite was over both mornings by 10:00 a.m. or so and I struggled to get bit after that. Drove home in a hurricane of rain, that's always fun to drive a 140 miles by yourself in a absolute flood. Water on main lake gin clear, water in the creeks had some nice color, the farther back you go to the heads of the creek the more color you can find. Talked to alot of guys that were fishing the heads of the creeks for largemouth and Ky's, I chose to chase Mr. Brown, my favorite fish that swims. Some fellas was catching fish and some guys were getting blanked, nobody I talked to were setting the world on fire. Water temps in the low 50's most places, I had one guy tell me they had 57 degrees in the head of one of the creeks they were in, they only had a few dinks and one barely keeper green fish. All in all not great but not bad, and I had fun and that's the main thing, till next time tightlines to all, Mark.