Another cold, cloudy, breezy morning. First stop was a spot so secret only 500 or so other anglers knew it. Conditions here are very particular for it to be "on" and they were not, so I moved on. Worked rocky-bottomed areas of a large flat but nothing moving here. Traveled Outside to a spot I always check and got not the faintest of taps. Back Inside I checked both deep ends of a long ridge thoroughly. Nada. Moved to the high point of this ridge which appears to be about 8' deep this year. Could a smallie be cruising around here? Picked up the rod with a 4" Z-Man Scented Jerk ShadZ, a good bait to throw to work out frustration, and started snapping it. Whaddya know - it got whacked!  

 

 

Twenty minutes later a second smallie took the soft jerkbait.

 

 

Reworked the area with an ultra-reliable Z-Man Finesse TRD and it produced the biggest smallmouth of the day, 3.70 lbs.

 

 

I no longer smelled like skunk and could rejoin civilization. 

 

 

The sky over the dock was changing as I unloaded the boat; there were dark clouds, bright clouds, brief showers and some blue. I will welcome the sun when I'm out again next week.

 

Nice smallies!

Early season smallies up north always has me shaking my head knowing Mother Nature can mix it up with the best. Nice catch.