I fished a “stay in touch” trip this evening to do just that — stay in touch with the fish — their location, their activity level, the location of bait, the location of birds, how the fish respond to various presentations and more.

I took this screen shot at Area 103. When I first came in with sonar on, only a few scattered fish showed above bottom. After boating 15 fish, the school was on full alert, suspended off bottom and willing to hit anything that moved.

This helps me put guests on fish without spending undue time searching before we can wet a line.

Today I searched and found fish at Area 079, right at the break as it rolls over from 30 to 50 feet deep. I boated exactly 25 fish here on a single TNT180 3/4 oz. slab, as well as on a tandem rig using the Hazy Eye Shad. Once I’d boated 25 fish, I packed up and left these fish while they were still biting to search for other active fish. I spent 40 minutes here.

I next found fish at just N. of Area 103, also on the break as it rolls from 27 to over 40 feet deep. I fished over these fish for 38 minutes with a slab (only) noting that the bite got soft right at 5 minutes before sunset.

Following sunset, I headed to Area 033 and found a very weak bottom bite here. I picked up 3 whites right off bottom on a 3/8 oz. slab. Once I saw fish on sonar following but refusing to commit to strike, I packed it up.

TALLY = 53 FISH, all caught and released

TODAY’S CONDITIONS:

Start Time: 3:30p

End Time: 5:35p

Air Temp: 59F at trip’s start.

Water Surface Temp: ~56.4F

Wind: Winds were S9-11.

Skies: Skies were fair.