01-13-2025, 10:59 PM
Fished middle of the dam face midday. What was 4" last Friday is now 5+. Entire rez capped with recent overnite single digit temps. Even where it was only 1" below that last restroom pull-out on the SW it is now 3+. In fact, there are two hockey rinks off that shoreline shoveled off and ready for play. Anyway, put in at 40' and started yanking 'em at every drop. Didn't even move spots. They hit everything I dropped down, from waxied tungsten jigs to unbaited rattle spoons. Once again, best all-around rig was a drop-shotted mosquito hook with a perch belly sliver. No perch under 8", but nothing over 10". Probably should have moved around, but it was my first time back on the hard deck in 5 years after a hip-job and assorted visits to the grandkids, so I was having a ball and content to sit tight. Two other parties doing the same. Nice 1" skiff of snow atop, so no cleats necessary, but plan on dodging some rocks on the way down to the lake. Gonna be a city out there this weekend.