09-21-2009, 09:00 AM
I didn&#39;t want the rain to stop me from a little fishing fun so I started out from my house in the HEAVY fog and some pretty strong wind thinking that it might not be a good day on the lake from the weather standpoint but I was sure wrong, emoRolleyes When I put in at Chester Frost Park there was no fog and almost no wind there, so I was off in search of some crappie for the grease, emoTongue emoHungry I had 25&#43; by 8:15, the catchin&#39; was so fast at that time that I wasn&#39;t watchin&#39; the clock, emoSmile but I was sure havin&#39; a ball, emoThumbsup I fished from 7:45 &#39;till 1:30 and ended up with 52 into the boat. I lost several, (about 7 or 8) due to pulling off while trying to lift &#39;em into the boat or breakin&#39; off around the dock posts. That 4 lb line won&#39;t take much abuse, emoAngry But they were fun anyway. I culled twice making sure that I didn&#39;t have any fish under 11 inches but miss counted and only brought 13 home, emoAngry Also caught 2 really nice bass but couldn&#39;t get them into the boat with all the light gear and trying to work the net they both ended up getting off. One was, I&#39;m sure, over 18 inches long and a big, healthy fish. Sure wish I could have gotten my hands on him, emoTongue The count for the crappie was anywhere from a 2 to a 6 today but had to be in 20&#43; FOW to find fish. I also caught 3 nice sized bream all on BG Crystal shad and panfish assassins. They would hit blue sparkle also but most of the time they needed a tail light to help things along. Smallest I kept was 11 in and the largest caught today was 13. Couldn&#39;t find the really big fish today but it sure was a blast. Didn&#39;t get wet &#39;cause I have new raingear, emoThumbsup <br />Water temp ranged from 71* above the Nuke and 79* below. Looks like this cool rain is coolin&#39; off the water.