Well we had a nice day on the lake, and caught a total of 11 fish. Not pictured here was a nice Crappie, which I was surprised to see up the creek this early in the year. The Eagle was setting in a tree about 75 feet away. This is the closest I've been to one that was sitting.
The water is still very low and dirty with a surface temp. of between 57 and 62 degrees.

Where'd they go?

No pix today, nothing spectacular. Caught 3 keepers. The fish are coming from sparsh grass in about 5 feet of water. The problem is that they don't seem to have a patern. They will hit several different baits, but nothing consistantly. You can fish a whole bank and get one hit. The fish are not stacked up yet.
Anyway, the water temperature is around 56 degrees and the water is stained.The lake is about 8 feet low. Not the best conditions but they are getting close to the spawn, you can just feel it. Come on 60 degrees!!!

Schoolies just before dark.

If you watch for birds working the water near you, you can sneak up under them and throw a Long A, a Rogue , or any minnow imitation bait and have much fun catching schoolies like these.
P.S. These fish were all caught on Long A's and Red Fins. I lost my Long A on a good fish that broke my line at the boat. I culled 5 fish. Stay tuned for more fish stories in the coming days.

The big ones are biting at Rayburn again.
My battery was dead and I caught all these within 75 yards of the launch.
They are biting traps over grass.

Canada vacation pics Vol. 1

CANADA

We spent the entire month of October in North Bay, Ontario Canada. We were visiting our son and his family, who are stationed there in the Air Force. We fished almost daily, catching Northern Pike and Bass. The glacial lakes are everywhere and the scenery is absolutely awesome. Thanks B.J., Noel and Liam. I will post some pics from Canada and Niagra Falls after I make them an uploadable size.

Cold

Well the weather has been cold lately and will stay that way for a couple more months. I did get a deer though. Got it on the second day of the season. I am going to start fishing again in February. I'll keep you posted.