Great day for cats at Willard

[obifishkenobi]

Ira and I got up to Willard yesterday, arriving around 7 am. Water temp was 71 at launch, getting up to 74 by the time we decided to leave around 1:30 pm. We headed over to Freeway bay to start the day and ended up staying there the entire time. We pulled fligs the whole time pulling in one cat after another, even a few perch. Biggest cat  was 26", biggest perch was 12". Final total for the day was 26 cats and three perch, all but two cats were over 21".






check out the red dots below this cats eye, has anyone ever seen this before?






For it being Sept the water level is a full as I have ever seen it, this late in the Summer.

I had similar success to you guys on Friday 9/15, I launched as Tubedude was pulling away from the ramp at the south marina and fished with in site of him all morning. I dropped my lines just outside the buoys and worked my way past the feed lot and back landing 23 cats including several doubles, the largest 26" smallest 18" most where 20-24". got them on several different flig colors, pink, fire tiger and orange, with and without whirleys tipped with chub from Lost Creek. My most productive depth was in the 17'-19' range with a few caught shallower into 14'. I will likely spend most Fridays at Willard this fall chasing cats as they seem to be willing to play particularly well this time of year. If anyone is interested in joining me send me a PM and we will make it happen.