Picked dad up and hit the canal again today. Clouds were threatening, but I’m sure glad we went out. Didn’t get rained on at all, and the fishing was excellent. First cast of the day yielded a crappie, which was a good sign. We hit a few more, along with some surfacing whites. Then we decided to go trolling, and it was just a bit slow. Managed 3 whites and a kittenfish, no saugers or eyes. We decided to go after more crappies, and it turned out that we should have done that all along. We found two hot spots that really produced, and I’d comfortably say we pulled out around 60-70 crappies total all day. Not many keepers by our standards, but there were a few nice ones here and there. Throw in a few more whites and sunfish, and it was a good time. Dad was really handing it to me there for a while, it was just crazy. The fish were not picky, and were hitting about everything we had to offer. One spot was a spot that has always looked good but never produced the way it did today. 5-6 fish in 10 casts was quite common today.
After dark, we got out of the canal and headed over to Johnson Lake to fish a certain area, and within half an hour we had probably 10-12 white bass and a drum, but not any of the walleye we were after. Water was down about 2′, so I don’t think that helped any when we were fishing only 5-6 FOW to begin with a few weeks ago.
I hope the weather stays stable for a while yet, it’s been great out there in the canal. We’ll see what the end of irrigation season and falling temps bring us.
Part of the reason my boat is for sale.