The lake was rising this morning and was at 21.8 feet. The rising water seemed to spread the fish out as opposed to the falling water concentrating them.  A 4 1/4 pounder was pretty in the early morning sunshine.

Notice it was caught on a worm, as the fish would only bump the DT – 6.  I saw a few chasing shad spread out all along the bank.  I’m beginning to really believe in the scent that I’ve been using. Since the fish were biting lightly, and some hit it and spit it out, I put the scent on everything I used today. On the worms too. I caught a catfish, a grinner, and a warmouth bass otherwise known as a goggle eye.

I only ended up with 17. Only 5 of those qualified (less than 13 inches)  to be invited home for supper.

The 4 1/4 retained the title of FOD.  I have edited the cypress tree post with a better photo of the tree.