APRIL 2001

April 27
I had a great guiding trip today at Red Willow. The water temp was about 55 degrees, and we caught lots of largemouth bass (10" to 19") and northern pike (avg. about 30"). I caught one pike that was 44" and weighed a little over 23 lbs. on a suspending jerkbait in approximately 25 feet of water (fishing the mouth of a cove over submerged trees). The best pattern was using a jerkbait around points at the mouths of coves, and secondary points inside those coves.

April 26
Went fishing at Red Willow today and caught a lot of northern pike (28in. to 34 inches) and largemouth bass up to 18 inches. Most of the fish were caught on jerkbait. Water temp is in the low 50 degree range

April 19
My clients and I fished on Red Willow today. We caught 13 northern pike (26 to 35 inches) and 15 largemouth bass (13 to 19 inches) on suspending jerkbaits fished slowly in 20 feet of water or less,  around main lakes points and secondary points in the mouths of coves. The approximate water temp was 50 degrees.

April 13
You won't believe what I caught today. I fished hard and battled strong winds, but I caught four big bass. The biggest was over 9 pounds! That fish plus a 6.5 pounder were caught on a suspending jerkbait. The other two, 7 lbs. and 5.25 lbs., were caught on tube jigs.

April 9
Fishing has been great at Red Willow. The water temperature is approximately 45 degrees. I've been catching a lot of wipers, largemouth bass, and northern pike. Catching them in deep water (25 to 35 feet) on jerkbaits and a dropshot rig with a plastic minnow bait such as the 3" Baby Shad Assassin.