I went to the Garhole Tuesdayafternoon after taking my daily whipping from the turkeys. I’d write about the turkeys but I would have to use too many expletives.  Want to keep it clean here. The water was super clear which always spells trouble. A chartreuse spinnerbait was still very visible on a 6 1/2 foot rod immersed almost to the reel. The water is also high and spread out to some other large areas with depths up to 8 feet. The backwater areas were not as clear as the Garhole proper. It took me a long time to get a bite, the first one and a fish coming on a Rapala Skitterwalk topwater. After a few more halfhearted strikes I changed to a Strike King Rage Eliminator, a tadpole looking plastic with a greasy action in the water. It can run shallow or deep depending on the retrieve speed.  I had a lot of strikes on it and missed a lot due to the small size of the fish. A big fish was not seen the whole day. The side scan depthfinder showed fish deeper than normal, with what I think were crappie at the 10 to 12 foot level. Normally they would be shallower thinking about spawning. This time of year I have had good catches of crappie in the Garhole on a chartreuse spinnerbait running it just out of sight.  I could not identify any bass on the sidescan but I’d bet the larger ones are deeper and may spawn there due to the clarity of the water. There was a good spawn last year, evidenced by the large numbers of small bass. Another factor adding to the difficulties was there was stringy algae on everything under the water. If a bait ran over a log, it came back with a wad of slime on it. I hope there will be an algae bloom to decrease the clarity somewhat so things will get better.  If the water lever falls this summer and all those fish get concentrated fishing in the Garhole will get hot.