Stillhouse Fishing Report by Stillhouse Fishing Guide Bob Maindelle

Fished a quick scouting trip this morning from 7:15 am to 9:45 am. The weather conditions were just right for some first-of-the-year topwater action with heavy, humid, grey, and fairly calm conditions. The air temperature was 66F and the water surface temp was 69-70F.

I first sampled Area 999, but, despite the conditions and the presence of shad, did not come up with a single white. I did manage one drum here up shallow on a blade bait.

Headed to Area 116 and found abundant white bass action with the first sizeable catch I’ve made thus far on other than a slab. Managed 24 white bass, all 10.5 to 11.5 inches on a blade bait in 11-18 feet of water. There was some very tentative topwater action here with 1, 2, or 3 white bass in small pods pursuing individual shad of ~2 inches in length to the surface and repeatedly popping at them.

With my topwater curiosity satisfied, I began to pack up when I noticed an osprey making repeated feeding dives down to the water. I quickly headed over to the commotion at Area 144 over 11 to 13 feet of water, and saw scattered small pods of white feeding on ~2 inch shad here as well.

Used a blade bait, fly rod, and jigging spoon to see what the fish would or would not respond to. I caught fish on all three. Added 10 fish to the count here and headed in.

TALLY = 35 FISH, all caught and released

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