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I got out early to fish before the heat set in. 



I was on the water by 5:25am.



Tried for topwater but it was not happening.  Water was more stained than I thought.  After a quick stop back at the ramp to pick up something I forgot, I made a short run and floated next to an island.  I saw some surface activity and dropped the anchor.  I tossed a swimbait to where the activity was and got the skunk out with this little guy.



For some reason, my phone was in action mode, and I could not figure out how to fix it.  I ended up catching 4 smallies with this one being the biggest.  They were fighting hard.



It was a fun flurry.  When that died off, I floated out.  My swim bait got destroyed, so I picked up a z-man worm and hooked a big catfish on a light rod.  I fought it for a while but it got off before I could net it.  Then I grabbed a rod with a mini max chatterbait and got another 13"er.

I made a longer run after that.  Th water was a little under 3 feet and temps ranged from 68-73 degrees.  I was catching submerged grass patches on my way upriver.  I am sure it came up before we got the rain.  The water was more stained upriver and I managed only 1 smallie on a crankbait.  No more bites and it was getting hot.  The breeze made it feel better when it blew. I tried a bunch of lures and decided to head back.  I made one more stop near where I caught the fish in the morning and hooked a tiny smallie on a flatworm.  I got off the water about noon. 7 smallies total and 1 catfish fight.  Nice morning.