my buddy was just itchin' to get his boat in the water so I suggested we pay a call to a local reservoir.
This was on Feb 27. The air temp got up to 73, but a steady wind made for whitecaps and bumpy rides.
Our plan was to hit a string of now empty docks in search of a few early season crappies. Our first stop was
the backwater of a causeway channel. In spite of the fact that the wind howled through, we fished it for about 10
minutes. No go. We then tried the slips on a nearby dock complex and, almost immediately, I picked up a good sized yellow
bass. About an hour later, my buddy took a 13 " LMB. We should have gone home then because the next 2.5 hours
yielded no takers or even bites. Still it was a great day to be on the water.
Added note. The waterfowl migration is going full bore at this time. I can safely say we saw a couple thousand ducks
on the water. One group easily covered at least 2 solid acres of area. The water was black with divers. We also saw
large groups of hoodies and coots and got fussed at by a couple of swans.
Added note #2 last Monday, the missus and I drove up to visit friends in Peru. On the way we stopped by Mississinewa
to check out the low water and look for eagles. Altogether, we say 8 baldies, (9 if I was added in),s and a huge raft
of canvasbacks.
Oh, yeah, it was 72 at this time yesterday, today it is 28...
fish on,
rivereddy
