The chocolate milk look was still there on Wolf this morning .

The photo does not do the water color and clarity, or lack thereof, justice.  The Yazoo River is backing in to the lake due to an also high Mississippi River. A man I spoke with said it was rising about 4 inches a day.   I started in the same place as the first time I visited Wolf this year but not many fish were cooperative there. It was mainly out by the big cypress trees. The second place was better than the first in terms of fish but not water clarity. I beat the banks with a spinnerbait that had some thump to it.

The one I used was a “found” bait that I put a special bend on the wire so the little balls that keep the blades in place would themselves stay in place. Note the strange shape of the blades. It made a great vibration which was needed in the muddy water.  The fish were very shallow, 12 inches or less, and very close to cover. We’re talking right up on the bank. The bite picked up noticeably at around 10 oclock and from then until about 2:30 it was full bore. The fish would bite earlier, but would not get the hook in its mouth. During the period they did not miss as much. I kept up with bites missed for a while but the numbers overwhelmed  me later on. Just guessing, I’d say two bites for each fish. SHADE  was very important in the middle of the day.  If scattered trees were in shallow water the fish would be in the shady spot. Under docks were good places too. I had a Senko on a shakey head for a go back bait if one missed. A few were caught that way but many would not hit the second time.  I ended up catching 44 bass  and one crappie with a FOD of 3 – 1.

Wolf Lake is a long, 15 miles by GPS,  narrow body of water.  The pleasure boaters there  seem to like the large inboard ski boats that make a large wake.  There was too much traffic for me there today. I can only imagine the weekend.  You might be able to dodge some of the pleasure folks by going to the extreme East end on the East side of the bridge there. The water is a little clearer there too.