It’s been almost a month since I last went fishing (5/12/12) due to daughter’s nuptials.  Last night was a late one so it was hard for me to get out of bed this morning. I almost talked myself into getting back in bed but I knew I’d be disappointed in myself later this morning if I did. Lake Ferguson is covered up today with people practicing  for a big tournament and my boat has been banished for the wedding to the house on the river so what else to do but go to the private hole.  I started fishing at 6 a.m. because there is another function tonight and I wanted to have time to fish but also to nap in the afternoon. I started off with a Cripple Killer topwater and slowly began to catch a few.  The fish were reticent to hit on top but they could not resist a dying shad right in front of their face. They slowed down so I got out the DT-6 and caught a few more. That slowed down too (I believe someone has discovered my favorite spot) and a shakey head worm took over and caught some more. By this time I was noticing some bass striking and knocking bream up on the bank. Out came the topwater again. Here is one that wanted it . It’s sideways in his mouth.

I kept rotating using the DT-6, the worm, and another “found” deep diving crankbait all the while watching for surface activity.  Fish were caught on all the baits mentioned with the worm doing best but not by much. The topwater caught the largest fish. The FOD was this 5-1 caught on the Cripple Killer. I netted this fish and after weighing it , the fish flopped each time I tried for a photo. Finally it flopped onto the front deck and I got my snap. Looks better than holding it out at arms length.

The fish really slowed down as noon approached. I couldn’t even get a grinner to bite. I saw a half dozen swimming by or coming up to the top to burp. One that swam by I’d bet weighed 8 pounds. I ended up with 32 bass, a catfish, two bream (topwater), a catfish and a gar (deep crank).