Gone Fishin': FINALLY ON THE WATER !

Finally on April 29, 2011 the boat escaped the garage for the year. After a long tax season and what seemed like weeks of cold rainy weather I got to take off Friday afternoon to get the boat out. The weather was sunny with temperatures in the high 60s. As is usually the case my first trip of the year I give boat rides to my parents and the kids. Candi stayed on the bank with the baby. Before they came out I was able to get a couple hours of fishing in. I was a little rusty after not having been out since the first week of November. I was able to catch to short bass, however I did not get a picture. I took the camera and did not realize that the battery was not in it. Candi brought the battery out to me so I did get a couple of pictures of the lake afterwards.

My mom Cathy

My dad Roger

As you can see it was still kind of chilly on the water.

Date: April 29, 2011

Time: 1:30-3:45 PM

Location: Lake Bloomington

Water Temp: 60-65 F

Weather: Sunny high 60's light breeze

Fish: 2 Bass (11.5" on SK Jig, and 10" on Swim Jig)

Lures: SK Bitsy Flip Jig(Black and Blue) with Yum Woolly Craw(Black w/Red fleck), John Graham Swim Jig (Silver) with Yum Woolly Grub (Black and Blue)

Notes: The water was extremely dirty with all of the rain that has occurred over the last few weeks. A large amount of junk from the bottom of the lake seemed to be floating on the surface. I always seem to struggle to get into a rhythm my first couple of times out. I ended up catching a fish by flipping the SK jig to visible shoreline cover in less than 2 feet of water halfway down the short creek arm. The other shorter bass was caught on the swim jig along the shore of the little inlet across the lake from the boat ramp in approximately 4 feet of water.