Fishing Report — September 27, 2028
Location: New lake near Marlow, OK
Start Time: ~9:00 AM (we started late as we were working out lake access)

Weather / Conditions

Water temperature: ~76 °F

Wind: ~15 mph

Day warmed up steadily; by midday heat was a factor

Catch Summary & Tactics

Total caught: 10 fish Largemouth

Big ones:
 • 4 lb fish — landed on a soft shad swimbait
 • 3 lb fish — took a chartreuse spinnerbait

Others: the remaining fish were caught on a pumpkin/chartreuse wacky rig

Hot zone: most bites came along the windy side of the dam or tank area

Timing: both bigger fish were caught in the first 20 minutes; after about 1:00 PM the bite really slowed, and with rising heat we decided to call it a day

Notes & Takeaways

The windy side of the dam area clearly concentrated bait and fish — that was the zone to focus on.

The swimbait and spinnerbait each triggered aggressive strikes early, while the wacky rig was more of a numbers game (but smaller fish).

As midday heat crept in, fish activity dropped off. It’s a familiar pattern — early morning is usually your best bet on a big lake like this.

Starting later cost us some prime time, but we still landed quality fish early.