Fished Blackjack on February 5 from 8AM until 3PM. To begin the weather did not cooperate as there was a very steady drizzle and a couple of short showers that had me in rain gear most of the morning. Nothing top water and around 9 I caught one under 14 and was happy that I wasn't getting skunked. Run the entire perimeter using a senko, paddle tail, and shallow crank without a hit. Tried the brush piles and again nothing. Around 10:30 tied on a large rattletrap in sexy shad and caught two 5# and missed another nice one that felt large but never surfaced. These were caught near the brush pile nearest the dam. Broke for lunch and tried the same area, but no takers. Caught a 4# on the rattletrap about 15 yards off the dam. Then I remembered about a trough about 20 yards off the bank on the pier side. Switched to a medium crank (blue, gold, silver) and caught the first 8#. Caught the next 8# on the rattletrap about 20 yards in front of the pier. Caught the last 4# on the same rattletrap. 

Water temp was 55

Air temp 55-75

Water was slightly stained.