My brother Tim and I fished at two different private sand pit lakes. We caught 3 Master Anglers largemouth bass between 20 and 21 inches, good numbers of smaller largemouth bass between 11 and 19 3/4 inches, and a nice 14 inch crappie. We caught these fish on 1/2 oz. football jig with twin tail plastic trailers, ProMinnow Swimbaits, 5″ Flutter Spoon, and deep diver crankbaits around deep points, edges of flats next to deep water, underwater brush piles, and edges of deep weed beds in depths of 24 feet or less.

I guided on Red Willow Reservoir and my clients and I caught good numbers of white bass up to 14 inches, wipers up to 20 inches, two largemouth bass, two flathead catfish, a walleye, and a nice bluegill. We caught these fish on a Carolina Rig using gizzard shad and shiners, crankbaits, ProMinnow Swimbaits, Reelbait Flasher Jig with Berkley Gulp! Minnow Grub, and a 1 oz. Lytle’s Secret Tail Spinner around edges of flats, islands, roadbeds, and next to the dam areas in depths of 10 feet or less. The surface water temperature is in the lower to mid 70s and the water clarity is about 6 inches or less with a severe algae blooms.

I guided on Enders Reservoir today. My clients and I caught good numbers of smallmouth bass up to 15 inches, few white bass, largemouth bass, a walleye, and a nice rock bass. We caught these fish on topwater plugs, deep diver crankbait, and a Carolina Rig using shiners in depths of 25 feet or less around main lake rocky points, underwater humps, and near the dam areas.

I guided on Red Willow Reservoir today. My clients and I are still catching good numbers of white bass, wipers, a northern pike, and a flathead catfish. We caught these fish around main lakes points, flats next to deep water, edges of creek channels, and near the dam areas in depths of 15 feet or less. My clients caught their fish on a Carolina Rig with gizzard shad and I caught my fish on a 1 0z. Lytle’s Secret Tail Spinner, crankbaits, and a ProMinnow Swimbait on a 1/2 oz. jighead.