The Heatwave Continues
July 8, 2023
A last-minute cancellation had me immediately rebooked for today! Doc, Adam and his son Alex joined me for some smallie action, on another scorcher of a day. Although we had a light sprinkle in the morning, it soon gave way to high humidity and no wind. Just another day at the ranch!
Our first stop had some action with everyone landing quality bass, but it just wasn’t on fire. After about an hour of trying to get something going, I decided to make a move. Our second stop was a little better with more fish being caught of all sizes. Soft plastics and small cranks accounted for all the bass as we remained shallow the entire time. I knew that if we were going to have a chance at better fish, we were going to have to change it up a bit.
After plugging the skinny water, I opted for a deeper presentation and ventured offshore to some other areas. Dropshotting was the technique being used and once again, everyone managed to land fish. Although mostly small to medium in size, they were still fun! Adam may have caught the largest one in the deep but he lost an even bigger one when it just came unpinned. Sometimes that just happens!
We had done one long drift over some of the best water and they had landed a bunch of fish, but I wasn’t going to make another. Instead, I made a run to a couple of shallower areas where we were going to end the day. Multiple fish were caught from both places but Doc had the hot hand here by fishing slowly. The lack of current on the water once again had the fish in a funky mood and not very aggressive. By slowing down, he was able to get several more bites than the others.
Sometime before 2:00, we packed it in and headed back to the ramp. Adam had a long drive ahead of him and needed to get on the road a bit earlier today. Despite the shorter day, plenty of fish were landed by all. Doc even managed a slam by getting a walleye & a pike to add to the bass! I’ll be back on the water again tomorrow with a double and hopefully the fishing will be good for both groups. With any luck it might even be a bit cooler, but I doubt it! We are scheduled for another hot day and probably very little current flow again. Oh well, I guess I’ll just have to grind it out one more time!!
