I went to the private hole this afternoon and at 1:00 started fishing. The water was six inches lower than it was the last time I was there. I made it almost half way around before getting a bite. I saw some fish chasing bait and threw a 3XD in among them. The fish hit the bait when it hit the water. When I reeled it in there were five others following. There was one other time some were schooling but it took me a little more time to reach them and I could not raise a bite.  The fish were stingy. All the best places were barren. They were probably down there just watching the bait go by. To start two actually made boils at a spook but would not commit to eat it. I managed to catch one bass and a crappie on a worm. In desperation a 6XD was pulled out of the tackle box. Going for a long cast with it the line broke and a doozy of a backlash resulted. I am quite patient and can usually get them out but this one made me get the scissors out and cut it out

Just before 4:00, as I was preparing to leave, one hit a 5XD. Figuring it was the “old Indian trick”, I stayed a little longer and them left to go find some spots to bowhunt next week. Three bass and a crappie for the 3 hours this afternoon.