Hi Jeff,
Sorry I didn't see this before the weekend.
Been out a couple times in January. Last Sunday had a lot more activity. I'm guessing the #16 had a lot to do with it (I've got unconfirmed reports of 3 seperate #16's btw). Fish are moving pretty slow right now. Right now, in any one area there seems to always be 1 or 2 fish. I'm developing the idea that it's sort of a territory thing. They get their own area and sort of cruise it. I've been picking up 1 fish (maybe maybe 2) at nearly every 'new' (unfished by anyone) location within the first 1/2 hour. Trick seems to be finding the bigger congregations of fish. Strangely I've caught a share exceedingly small cutts in the water this year (a 12"-13" last sunday), very silvered, females I think. Others have been typical slot fish. Friend caught a #8 a couple weeks ago. Spotted a couple from the ladder last Sunday and they're moving SLOW. Picked up a couple pulling streamers on long casts, but after I saw their speed. Went to indicator and did fair (a fish often enough to stay interested).
Found a new bug in the water recently, a mean looking Crawling Water Bug (
left in this pic). They're about the size of a fingernail and feed on scuds (pale scud under an indicator works as well). I haven't tied any imitations yet, but unless they taste real bad or those mandible arms at too scary, I'm sure the fish would be into them. Helpless when diving from the surface back down.
Fishing for me has been north or south, not so much in the middle if that makes sense to you
I'd call it... fair to good. Blockhouse is kinda an
it spot right now.
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