This morning early I went to the private hole for the first time since the river got in and added 10 to 12 feet of water to it. It looked beautiful with lots of duckweed and water with at least 40 inch visibility. The duckweed was in the middle of the hole as well as around the sides. I have caught them before hanging under the pieces floating out in the middle so optimism was high. The condition was perfect for a Ribbit frog. I went a long time without a bite from a bass. Finally in a shallow spot with some weeds and some duckweed I caught one small one. Some of the weeds were under the water and the ones 6 feet deep or less were covered with spirogyra, that slimy green moss. The clear water probably allowed enough light to penetrate to let the moss grow. It was a pain to try to fish anything that went underwater. I stayed with the frog and caught two more, another small one and one about 2 1/2.  It was hard for me to figure out what the game was today. I am quite familiar with that hole and know many of the good places to fish but was stymied today. The baits used were shaky head, red eye shad, Rex spoon, and a crank bait that dives to about 8+ feet. No bites on any of those things. The gar, about 18 to 24 inches long, were everywhere. The were eating the cicadas that have hatched this year. There are so many buzzing in the trees you can hardly hear yourself think. There have been so many water rescues on television, I didn’t want to be left out so I made one today. I saw this pretty io moth in the water struggling to get up on something dry. It was actually tangled up in some spirogyra and never would have been able to climb out onto something dry. I went over and pulled it out, cleaned it off and placed it on a leaf. Not sure it will survive but at least it was not lunch for one of the gar. Picture below. Disappointed, I quit early.