Man, Is it HOT!

[FlyLie]

Too bad it not that hot when it comes to my fishing...at least not for me today. Went out trolling for striper on LC this morning and ZERO'ED.. Launched out of Halcombs ~5:30 and trolled shiners on downriggers at 15 feet, plus one on a balloon at ~7 feet. Worked the north shore in about 20-50 feet of water from Rowena to the mouth of Beaver/Otter Creek. Crossed over and trolled around there for ~1 1/2 hours, from 15 to 25 feet......nothing.. 9:30 pulled in the lines and called it quites. Also, lost my NEW HAT in the wind...######.

Air temp was in the high 80's...Humid...sooooo...high. Surface water temp 81. There is still some wood floating around on the lake, so be careful if you are out there. Mostly small stuff, but did see one BIG LOG. Only takes one to do you in.

Need to think/dream on this fishing thing, but thinking of going out again tomorrow. Good news is, I did manage to keep some bait alive (shiners). First time with my new/modified bait bucket (took one of my Coleman coolers and fitted it with a battery powered bubbler...worked great and keep the water cool).

Anyone have an suggestions on where/how to find the stripers? Never did find any schools of shad today.