By noon, Jeff Bowers and his friends Ted and Jo Ann had each borrowed a pair of my cotton gloves to help keep their hands warm.
Because of the chilly temperatures, I didn't spend much time at all in the shallows. Fish were showing up on the depth finder in the deeper waters near the spawning areas, but getting them to bite was a real challenge. Persistence seemed to be our best ally today.
Surface water temperatures started out at about 59-60 degrees in the bays and they never really did warm up much at all. Out in the middle of the lake, surface water temperatures ran several degrees colder.
I was impressed with the way this group kept at it. None of them ever quit trying to catch fish right up till the end of their trip. And it paid off for them to. They all managed to catch at least one big crapppie along with all the average size fish.
Good job guys and gals!
