The weather was hot but the fish were not to start on Ferguson this afternoon. The water temperature was 96 degrees  when Mickey and I started at 5:30. We tried some places on the South end that usually give up a fish or two but nothing this afternoon. Nothing doing South so we headed North. We stopped at the “number one bitin’ spot” and caught the first bass of the day and a goo. We continued North, stopped at several places but no bites. At about 7:00 we stopped in front of Mark’s house and caught one that was close to the bank. The bait was a deep diving crank bait. Continuing down that bank it became obvious that as the light level was dropping, the fish moved up closer to the bank. Between 7:00 and 8:30 we caught 8 bass for a total of 9, the largest being around 2 – 13. I caught one about a pound and a half that was as fat as any fish that size I have ever seen. I believe the fish was getting ready to spawn. I guess a few are spawning all the time.