Well I went out to Choke just to relax and enjoy a great day on the water and boy did I...

I had a game plan of focusing on shallow water with structure and it worked out pretty well. When I was with a buddy of mine on Saturday having fun and catching a few decent fish I noticed we kept catching fish pretty shallow. So, I went back today and tried that same pattern. It worked out and I perfected it pretty well. I landed 12 fish. Rocks were the key! I kept hitting the banks that had rocks. I caught the bass in the picture in about 2 foot of water in a transition from a rocky bank to grass. She hit a finesse worm t-rigged. The finesse worm worked pretty well and it had to be very slow. I would pop it up and then just let it sit for a while. Then you would feel a hit and there you go!

Ya get the chance to check out the topwater bite? Glad you and your friend had a pretty good day out there!

Topwater bite??

I actually went to eat at DairyQueen in Three Rivers around 2pm and just said to myself what the heck I am going to go back and have some more fun. So I went to launch at SouthShore ramp.

I just launched and went to the right toward the dam and fished those rocky points and caught 3 fish in about 30 minutes on my finesse worms. Then I thought I never fished that grass to the left of the ramp before. So, I peeled around and fished the grass from the ramp back toward the west. I kept seeing fish hit real close to the shoreline so I grabbed a fluke and rigged it without lead. And I tossed it on the first cast toward the bank. Well I forgot to adjust my reel for the different weight and it backlashed a lil' bit. So, within the 5 seconds of me taking out my backlash I looked up and my bait was moving. I set the hook and BAM a 3 pounder came to the boat!

I dont think it counts as topwater in certain terms but the bass was pounding that fluke rolling on top of the grass. I thought about changing to like a frog or something but why fix it if it aint broke??

I ended up catching 8 bass in a stretch about 150 yards of grass right next to the ramp biggest being 3pounds.

I had a 2 pound bass come completely out of the water hitting that fluke. Kinda scared me! It just came flying out the water like you see those great white sharks do hitting seals on Discovery channel! LMAO

greenpepper color by the way!

I had a heck of a day on the water and it seemed like my patterns just worked out for me...

Yall have fun out there!!

Skeeter the left and right of the NorthShore ramp has always been good to us also. Not to far on the left toward the point is a huge rock ledge.

Cool report. Thanks for sharing all of that info!

Will be getting down there later this week. Can not wait to slam a few bucket mouths. Great report

Now I think about it... Maybe I caught fish because this cool front was coming? mmmmmm Now its 45 degrees and that will make it even better out there.

Those fish are going to be shallow even more now. The water warms up faster in the sun around rocks and I think that is the key right now. I did not catch many fish before 8am two matter of fact that were about 12 inches long. Most of the fish came around the times of 11am-1pm. Then the evening bite was pretty good around that grass. Then as the sun set nothing....

We got a pattern boys!!!

Im headed down there thursday, and stay at caliham until sat afternoon. Weather looks to be good. Any recommendations on where to fish besides caliham point? The only other place Ive caught fish there is the 3 fingers area.

I would suggest finding a good area that has a decent drop off next to a shallow flat that has some type of dark color rocks. Most of the fish I caught this past trip were right up shallow. So, I am not going to say it will work again but its worth a try.

That lake is full of fish and they are pretty much every where you go you just have to find a pattern they will work at that time your fishing.

The grass seems to be better late in the day and the bass are real shallow in there too. Try on the back side of the grass next to the bank. Seems to be where my bigger fish were coming from. Fluke worked real nice for me.

Finesse worm seemed to be the ticket in the shallow areas. I got a lot of strikes on it. Brown colors with a good scent to it. Try those garlic bait dips!

This time of year you have to find warmer water and the grass warms the surface and rocks warm the water too. The problem with grass is it is about dead. So, it wont be long before its gone again. Don't be surprised if the grass bite cuts off soon. Pick-up some of the grass and smell it if is smells like its sour good chance its dead and the fish most likely will not be there in it. Also, look at the tips of the leaf structure is it pointy and green or brown and looks like it was chopped up. These are tells on that grass bite. Find grass still alive and you will still find fish if its dead its time to move to another pattern.

Well good luck out there!!

did yall see any duck hunters out there?

Yep, saw and heard 'em.