Friday Grind at Willard

[TubeDude]

Don't know if you read my report or not, but I was out Thursday and found most of my fish in shallower water than you were fishing...14 - 16 feet.

I might be going back up next Friday.  Weather looks a bit hinky midweek.

I’m taking my daughter and a couple neighborhood kids fishing next Friday either Willard or Strawberry. I should have responded to you when you mentioned lowering your standards and possibly joining me on Friday the 13th. When I report 19’ that really means 17-20 as I work back and forth crossing “The Road” that parallels the bank. I find that I get bit more when I have predator marks without bait balls above them I’m hoping the fishing will get even better once the shad have their annual die off.

I also caught "stray" fish in 17 and 19 FOW.  But I both saw more "predator marks" and caught more fish in the aforementioned shallower zones.  I am sure it varies at different spots around the lake.  A good argument for having mobility and good electronics to search them out.  

Let me know if you will be heading to Willard and I can bring along my trinket boxes.  By the way, have you tried the orange tiger?  I seem to sometimes get more love on that than even the pink tiger.  Also, the chartreuse with three red spots has been good since summer.  However, I believe that being in the right zone...with the right bait at the right speed...is more important sometimes than color alone.