Severely Clear

Spent about 5 hours on the river yesterday.

The water is cold and severely clear.

We could see the bottom easily in 6 feet.

Hunderts and hunderts of fish visible.

Big schools of 6” and larger shad.  Lots of suckers, carp, and sauger.

Tried topwater for a while.  Watched one smallmouth follow it for 3 casts, and finally he slowly bit on it.

Switched to a small white curly-tail jig and caught 3 more bass.

My neighbor said I could catch sauger on the jig, but it didn’t happen yesterday.

Kayak Bass Tourney

The Central Indiana Kayak Anglers had a kayak bass tourney Saturday to benefit Heros on the Water.
Here's a recap of the soggy day.

http://www.indianaangler.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=280&t=11669

Since the tourney started at the park next to the dam, I figured everyone would fish along the rip rap of the dam.  It is a good spot, and I've caught fish there before, but I thought I could do better if I pedaled my Hobie Pro Angler 12 up to the bridge.  It's some distance to the bridge, and farther than the paddle people might want to go.  Since I was pedaling instead of paddling, it was easy.  I caught the biggest fish of the tournament on the other side of the bridge.

I really like the Heros on the Water program.  So I donated the prize from the biggest fish to them.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heroes-On-The-Water-Indiana-chapter/347390322015935