Mickey and I went to Lake Ferguson today just to see if lowering the water level helped with the fish numbers. First off, with the water level just right, we first went to the “Mickey’s 70 spot” where a couple of years ago he sat in one place and caught 70. It is one of the first spots we visit on a fishing trip because of the success we have had there. Today we did catch 1 there and ran off the skunk that has lurked in the bushes on a lot of fishing trips lately. We caught one other fish on a trip from 5 to 7:30 in the afternoon. I hate to admit defeat, but Lake Ferguson has whipped me. In stock market parlance, it has hit my sell stop. That is when you buy a stock and it goes down instead of up. When it reaches the point you can’t stand the pain of losing any more you bail and sell. I have reached that point, and judging by the low number of  boats on the lake many other people have too. I have heard of people catching a few bass, maybe 5 decent fish, but have heard of no one loading the boat. What ever has happened it has not affected the jumping carp. They are plentiful. I’m off for greener pastures, and I’m not talking about the golf course.