ON TUESDAY WE DECIDED TO GO TO THE RIVER AND LET THE LAKES REST FOR A FEW DAYS. WE STARTED WITH LIVE BAIT FOR CRAPPIE, AND THEY BIT BUT NOT FAST. SO ABOUT 11.00 AM. WE WENT TO ARTIFICALS, AND THE JIGS DID THE JOB. WE GOT CRAPPIE AND I MEAN REAL NICE ONES. WE HAD TWO CITATION SIZE, ONE 14 INCHS AND ANOTHER 14 1/2 INCHS. WE ALSO GOT A COUPLE OF WAR MOUTHS AND A COUPLE OF BASS. WE QUIT AT 3.00 PM. WITH 22 FISH THAT WEIGHED A HAIR OVER 20 LBS. 18 OF WHICH WERE CRAPPIE. A NICE DAY ON THE WATER AND GOOD FISH FOR THE FREEZER. IF YOU LIKE TO CATCH CRAPPIE THEY ARE RED HOT AND STARTING TO SPAWN. YELLOW IS THE COLOR FOR TODAY. CAPT: BUSTER

ITS COLD WATER AS OF YET. BUT THE LARGEMOUTH BASS ARE GETTING READY TO SPAWN IN THE LAKES AND RIVERS. THEY ARE FEEDING FAIR TO PUT ON WEIGHT FOR THE SPAWN WHEN THEY DO NOT EAT MUCH. THEY ARE HITTING LIVE BAIT AND ARTIFICALS BOTH. WE WENT AND GOT SEVERAL THIS WEEKEND A COUPLE OVER 3 LBS. ALL WERE OVER THE 14 INCH LIMIT, ALONG WITH A FEW CRAPPIE AND WHITE PERCH. IT WAS GOOD TO FEEL A FISH ON THE END OF THE LINE AGAIN. ITS TIME TO GET AFTER THEM AND WAKE UM UP. HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THE WATER EITHER FRESH OR SALT SOON.  CAPT. BUSTER

THE WHITE PERCH ARE ON THE BITE AS ARE THE CRAPPIE AND BASS ON LIVE BAIT. ALSO I WAS TOLD A LOCAL PERSON CAUGHT SOME REDBREST BREAM LAST WEEK IN THE RIVER BEFORE ALL THE RAINE CAME. SO ITS TIME TO GET OUT THERE AND WET SOME LINES. I AM GOING TO TRY TO GO ONE DAY THIS WEEK AND GET A FEW FRESH FISH FOR THE TABLE. IT SEEMS THE COLDER THE WATER IS THE BETTER THE FISH ARE EATING WISE THEY SEEM MUCH FURMER THAN IN WARM WEATHER. SO GET OUT AND MAYBE I WILL SEE YOU ON THE WATER. BUSTER