hey guys!  my daughter and I had a great time at neill ranch on 11/15/15 (my trial trip).  we got lucky with the weather; a little windy most of the day but very comfortable temp-wise and no rain.  it had been about a year since my daughter's last trip, so she struggled at first (missing fish), but got better and better as the day went on.

total fish caught:  38

over 14":  7 (3 were over 3 pounds including a 3.7 and a 3.6)

less than 14":  17

crappie:  14 (most were around a pound or so)

the water temp varied from 59-61 and the lake was right at the spillway level.  the fish were not skinny, but I wouldn't call them fat either.

we only had caught 7 at noon; but after lunch we figured out what they wanted.  for the day, we got one on a topwater, 2 on a buzzbait, 2 on a white squarebill, and the rest on weightless watermelon flukes.

most were caught in 5-8 feet of water over the weed beds.  we wanted to try the brush in front of the dam, but the wind was blowing too hard.