Tough Morning at Black Hat

Oct 22 2020

Ryan Herrington

Fry

Member Since :
2020
Number of Posts :
28

Reservation Number : 26186
Property Name : Black Hat
Reservation Date : 10/21/2020 AM -
Total Fish/Sizes : 3 LMB (1 - 4lb)
Lures Used : Soft plastics; topwater (and everything else)

Pretty morning, extremely slow fishing.  As a previous poster mentioned, the property and the dock are well-kept but the fishing is tough.  Hit the water right at daybreak and caught a couple within the first half hour near the points off the islands.  But, as mentioned, the island section of the lake is so thick with vegetation it's virtually unfishable unless you want to paddle in and throw top water.  The weed beds will jam up your trolling motor.  We fished the rest of the lake, along the shore line, reed beds, dock, rocky points, everything.  Not a bite.  Went back near the channel running between the islands and caught the best fish of the day on a topwater lure (4lb).  The wind was knocking us around and the fish didn't seem to be biting so we called it by mid morning.