Still wacky weather in the fishing world

Hi Folks, Another wacky weather weekend of fishing. Rain, thunderstorms, and changing weather fronts. Still we managed to catch a few fish along the way on my guide trips. River levels and lake levels are still up and our larger rivers have begun to settle out, but are still twice their average flow and slightly off colored. Water temperatures are beginning to creep up into the mid sixties. Lake levels are up as well with not nearly the issue of water clarity. Bass fishing out of my boat Saturday was steady action with the fly. We caught lots of fish, just not any large bass. We aggressively worked a #6 foam crease fly in blue and white. Largemouth bass in the 1 to 2 year old class were all over it. I think the larger fish might have been stuffed as it was a full moon the previous night and they might have fed very actively during night time hours. We worked large established weed bed edges on the deep side. Set the boat up in 20' of water and casting into to 10' to 12'. We did land 1 small pike as well on a #1/0 white Deceiver worked quickly just under the surface. On the trout front I had spin guests the last couple of days and we have been working over the stocked rainbows and smallmouth bass. With the high water, we have been finding lots of fish holding in big eddies and soft deep seams. Dead drifting soft baits has been the ticket. We did have some success with floating rapalas drifted in the current and then worked quickly off seam lines. Had bass and trout respond to the hard baits. Well, nice muggy weather today, should be good for my boat trip for bass. We need a a drying out period. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy

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