Reservation Number : 19685
Property Name : Twin Lakes
Reservation Date : 10/20/2018 PM -
Total Fish/Sizes : 12/9.13
Lures Used : sexy shad square bill

I NEEDED to go catch a bass or 2, so even though we've had way too much rain, I decided to book a 1/2 day at Twin Lakes to scratch my itch.  I booked it on Friday morning, and fully expected to see an email from Steve on Saturday morning saying the lakes were closed due to flooding based on the amount of rain I saw on radar move over the area on Friday night.  

The area around the lakes were very muddy with lots of puddles, but decided to start out on the west lake, thinking that the east lake would be very muddy, and would act as a filter for the west lake.  My thoughts were correct, as there was about 2-3 feet of visibility on the west lake.  I launched into 62.4 degree water at noon; it was very cloudy, a little foggy, and wind between 5-10 mph.  Perfect.  Started out with a couple of topwaters with no luck.  Switched over to a big strike king square bill in sexy shad, and got immediate results.  I was working it very slow in the shallow water, and was catching fish every 3-4 casts.  My first fish was about 3 pounds, but my second was one to remember.  She hit the bait hard and headed for deep water.  No jump at first, so i thought maybe i had a big catfish.  About that time, the first got about halfway out of the water, and my eyes got as big as a dinner plate.  After a great battle, I finally netted her;  she measured 25.5 inches and weighed 9.13 pounds.  Continued to catch 2-4 pound fish until 2 pm, when the front came in, the sky cleared, and the wind really picked up.  Moved to the east lake about 3:30; only about a foot of visibility in it.  I did not get a bite after the front came in.  Nothing, nada.  Both lake are full; saw 65 degree water in the afternoon in the east lake.  Decided at 5 i had what i came for, so i loaded up the boat and left.

Great day with the big girl; and i almost didn't book it because of all the rain we've seen.