Jumping Lakes for Smallies

Mike & I were back on the water again this morning, on another trophy lake. Water temps were between 51 & 52.5, depending on the area being fished. The skies were overcast when we began, but turned to drizzle & rain not too long after. There was little to no wind and the air temps were slightly over 50 degrees. Jerkbaits were what we began with, but had a hard time getting into many fish. Only two bass were caught on the jerkbaits with a couple of others seen. The best fish of 4.5 pounds came on a jig, once again. With the fishing a little slow, we decided to try another lake for the afternoon and headed off he water before lunch. This would prove to be a good choice as we ended the day with about 20 bass caught & released up to 4.5 pounds. Most of the fish on this lake were taken on soft jerkbaits, but some were caught on jigs as well. The weather was really terrible as we had rain all afternoon long. Water temps were pretty much the same all over at 51.7 degrees. We did end the day with a bonus brown trout of 5 pounds and a couple of lake trout missed. Considering the conditions, we did all right!!!