May 12 2016
William Fetech
Toad
After fishing BlackJack on May 10th, I dropped my kayak at Post Oak that evening (thanks PWF for checking with the owner) and spent the night in Bryan. Woke-up to rain, thunder and lightning and decided I should cancel. I was a little upset with the Weather channel as they indicated no storms until late afternoon. After I ate breakfast and was loading my car, the weather had cleared and it was a nice 65 degrees. I called PWF and left a message asking to uncancel my cancelation. Later that morning, Keri called and let me know that was no problem - THANKS.
I started around 8 and left about 1.
Air temps: 65-85
Water temps: 73-75
Winds : 10-15 MPH
Water: stained and full
Top water bite was on, but we missed more than we caught. I caught 12 with only 2 dinks (previous culling efforts have paid-off). Even caught a crappie - good size.
I had success fishing the outside grass line along the entire property. My main lures were a rattle trap (sexy shad) and a medium diving crank (green, read, black) fished fast and with an erratic retrieve. Also any isolated timber was productive. I caught a 5# on the crank bait on the isolated timber on the dam side opposite from the dock. Just like at BlackJack the day before, the bite died after lunch.
Bill Fetech