I am not that bad an angler. The weather was perfect for bass fishin on Monday, with the clouds and nice wind.

I threw everything I knew to do. Rattletraps, deep cranks, tube jigs, texas rigged worms, etc...

The bass were not shallow at all, water in the south end of the lake got very clear I assume from the lack of pleasure boaters on the water.

I was marking fish between 25ft in mid-day, to 15ft at 6pm. When I jigged over these fish, they were white bass.

I have two spots on the lake that I have caught bass on, I got nothing at all off either spot.

I might try it again this afternoon.

I am not bashing the lake, just wanted him to know that it is tough fishing up there. I don't know if the DNR even stocks bass in the lake, they put about 29,000 striped bass in there every year though.

I know stripers like to eat shad, but in my opinion any largemouth bass that a striper can get down his throat is a better meal than a shad. I have a feeling the amount of stripers in the lake effects the largemouth population.

Any day on any lake is a learning experience, on the north end I watched an Osprey come down and catch 2 white bass at one swipe. He flew up about 100 feet then dropped one of them. It was great outdoor viewing, and earlier this year I was up in the same area, heard a big shreak, looked up and right over me in a large tree was a big bald eagle.

I have also seen wild turkey fly across the entire lake, and before that, I would have never said a turkey could fly that far. The amazing thing is that they fly across one at a time. One goes, then when he gets about 1/2 way across another one takes off. I watched about 8 of them do that.

I also want to try and catch some of those stripers. A friend of mine caught a 19lb'er, but it was in the tailwater in late fall. I can't get deep enough with a lure to get into their holding area.

So bassman, the lake is pretty huge, you got any general areas you do good at on the big Cecil.

topwater.