06-26-2009, 09:00 AM
I&#39;ve been moving apartments this past week so I haven&#39;t fished much or reported really. I&#39;ve been above the dam a few times with a few different people. It&#39;s been mostly largemouth with a few keepers sprinkled in. When Pointer went with me (our PE teacher) she managed a 17 inch largemouth and 17 inch smallmouth. Ben Nordmeyer, who I hadn&#39;t seen in over 10 years, dropped in as he was staying in overnight. He&#39;s a pilot and never knows where he might get to spend some time. He caught some decent smallies and largemouth and missed a bunch more. When I say a bunch more, I mean probably at least 15.<br /><br />All of them are coming on shad, and the bait is much easier to keep alive in the morning than in the evening. I&#39;m not enjoying carrying the shad in coolers right now, although I&#39;m pretty sure it&#39;s keeping me in shape. The sweat is hard to describe in the 95 degree heat when you carry the coolers around.<br /><br />I went below the railroad bridge this morning and managed only 4, with 1 keeper largemouth. I missed most of the schooling action as I was messing around at the face of the dam for awhile. 3-4 other folks were out and having pretty good luck on topwater baits. Flow wasn&#39;t quite what I wanted, but it was nice checking things out as I have not fished below the dam from the bank yet this year.<br /><br />By the way, I live 5 minutes from the dam now, you might see me around 