Tough windless day at Black Hat

Jul 01 2016

Zach Milwood

Fingerling

Member Since :
2010
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56

Fished Friday morning with a buddy.  Had perfect overcast skies, were on the water by 6am, and had ZERO air movement.  Water was very murky with about 6" visibility.  We tried all of our topwaters, got a few slaps, but nothing in the boat.  For the first 3 hours we had a total of 3 fish, one of which was a catfish caught on a T-rigged lizard.  Go figure.  Near the end of the day I finally landed a nice one right up in the reeds on a Flashy Owner rig.  She was 6-7, and had a very nice acrobatic jump while I was bringing her in. 

I was surprised that all of the lily pads on the north end were completely gone.  And I mean, completely.  Not a single one in sight.  This was a defining feature of this property when it first came into the club; in fact, my drone footage is on the website of that visit, and the entire north end was covered in pads. 

I hunted for Marty Newman's DD girl, but alas, no go.  Maybe next time.  :-)

Posted By: Zach Milwood