Fished the morning away in the SHADE of the 334 bridge while everyone else suffered in the 106 degree heat. Fished with Maurice (FWSKIN) and Kevin (crnerblitz) and had a great time. Day started slow but picked up after 8:AM. Kept about 20 for them to eat and released over 100. Quit at 11:30 and had a shower and a nap.

Great day.

Not quite cool enough for me yet - I sat in A/C most of the afternoon, then moved to the house and snagged a few heaping mugs of frozen margarita using a spoon. Gonna turn on the yard sprinkler here pretty soon and stand nekked under it - don't look, Ethyl!

Come on winter....

I had a blast and learned so much my head is spinning. Or is that the butt whooping that was laid on me by Ernest and Maurice. Yeah that might be it. Those two guys can FISH! Maurice sure ties a pretty jig too! Thanks again Ernest.

Now that's funny!!

Go figure. Learning from the master. Congrats! Crappie on the 4th instead of BBQ?

Maurice tie's crazy jigs. And it's a blast to watch him set the hook too.

How deep did you catch them? Thanks Steve

10', just over the beam.

Not all of us are so lucky to be able to fish in the shade. That same day that Ernest and company were "suffering" in the shade, my two clients and myself were standing ALL DAY in the sun.....catching fish. Yeah, the heat was bad, but the fishing was great. Of all the crappie that we caught, only about 20 were shorts, but the rest of them (two limits) were really good fish. All fish came off brush, as we didn't fish any docks. Fish were caught in 12' - 20' of water, on just about any color, but the Rocky Top Stingers were the hot bait.

Oh and BTW, Ernest did manage to get out of the 74 degree AC long enough to come down to the dock to 'watch' me fillet the fish, after which "I" drove home while he ate, drank, dozed, and generally relaxed after a hard morning in the shade

Guy you have to remember EP's doc told him to take it easy. Sounds like thats exactly what he did!

Gee Guy, maybe you really do get smarter as you get older.

Come on fall. Ernest I would like to stay in on the boat slip. Wish we could git one at Texoma also.