Jack Bauer and I hit the lake for a little bit today to wait out northbound traffic. Was very productive. We found a school of rock bass lurking right off the dock at the deep end of lake on the east side. A bit of worm on a hook left to float slowly to the bottom had the effect of fish on! before it hit the ground. Reminded me of when I was a kid.

Of course Jack tried to eat one while it was still alive, and I had to fend off a ducks from another one, but all went happily on their merry way. The trout fishing was dead, and no bass. But while casting a kastmaster I did catch a really big rock bass, about 12 inches. I'd no idea they'd get the big, I thought I had a trout. All in all caught about 50 fish, maybe the same ones over again and three pumkinseed sunfish in three hours.

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