Posted By: Vogey
Baby's Home (FCL 7-14-22) - 07/15/22 12:24 AM
Got my boat back Tuesday (Baby) & fished FCL today from daybreak until 2 pm. Split the day about 50/50 between bass & Sunfish & did well on each. The bass bite was real slow in the morning but was on fire for big fish between 11:30 & 1 pm. Ended up with 2 bass over 5 lbs. & around 10 between 4 & 5 plus quite a few 2s & 3s. Sunfish bite was good all day, and some colonies have returned to spots that we have caught them in past years. Why they are so late this year is a mystery to me. Also got 1 Tilapia (on a Ned Rig)...it actually ate the bait as opposed to the usual foul hook. The Ned rig also produced 2 Rios along the rip rap. All bass were caught on Swimbaits around 15-20 ft deep & the Sunfish were caught on Gulp Alive 1" minnows in Watermelon Pearl color. The water temp is in the mid 90s now in most areas of the lake by mid afternoon...it's a little "cooler" at sun up. One of these days I will get Doc back on the water, but I know he's not a fan of HOT weather.