Elmer Lake

Me and my Partner Steve caught 5 fish for 10 pounds even and came in 2nd place in our first TopRod Buddy Tournament ..

I was catching my fish on a tube bait dragging it across the bottom.. Steve caught his fish on a Creature Bait.. air temperature was 30 degrees at start .. My toes and fingers were Frozen... It didn't warm up too about 10:30am. the water was very clear and cold Water Temperature was 45 and could see the bottom 6 feet down..

The shallows water was dead and every fish came in deeper water.......

Mirror Lake

The winter has finally ended. The wait is over. Saturday dawned a chilly morning for our first tournament of the year. Many had high expectations when the morning started. Mirror lake has always been a difficult place to catch fish even in the middle of summer. But this was March and the 12 anglers who braved the cold start found out just how difficult Mirror Lake is to fish this early in the season.
1st Place – 1 fish-1-05
Mike caught one fish back in the pond just one hour before the tournament ended. He stated his fish was caught on a wacky rig senko. (does this surprise anyone) He stated after a tough day of fishing he decided to return to the pond late in the day to see if he could find just that one fish to get on the scoreboard. Mike would like to apologize to the lakeside resident that he left a rather unpleasant surprise on their lawn.

2nd Place- 1 fish-14oz’s
Geoff caught one fish weighing a whole 14 oz’s. Geoff stated that he had one bite all day long. He caught his fish on a drop shot rig in the deeper water in the area of the dam in the front of the lake. Unconfirmed reports have stated that his secret drop shot bait was a piece of pepperoni that fell off the Dominos pizza that he had for lunch.

3rd Place- 1 fish-12 oz’s
Mike caught one fish fairly early in the morning. He stated that he caught his fish on a Carolina rig. He stated that he had prefished the weekend before and had caught his only keeper on a Carolina rig.

Jig Fishing

A Black-n-blue Jig,Black,Green Pumpkin, is a great bait all year round or any Jig....Just take only a Jig out on the Lake,no other baits...... In winter time I keep my bait on the bottom of the lake just crawling it along the bottom 4 to 8 inches... Pay attention to the sky when Jig fishing ... If cloudy out fish outside the cover you are fishing ...When it is sunny out fish tight to the cover ....Looking for the biggest part of the cover.... fish the shady side of the cover.... make several cast to the same spot...
A bass is like a sunny, throw a piece of bread in the water and watch all the Sunny's come up to eat it... they stop and look at it and then they will eat it...Well, think of your Jig the same way.... A bass will come up to see it as it sits on the bottom with the soft plastic moving slightly, then drag it.... If water is warmer then 55 degrees you can hop it....Scent is good to add just for the fish to hang on a little bit longer and it is good for sliding though the grass...
Just remember nothing is writing in stone...Good Luck Tim Fitz