While the weather hasn’t been stable at all. Fishing has been decent around the Des Moines area. 3 trips out on ponds a couple hours each. Haven’t been skunked yet. But the bite is tough. Rapala xrap jerk bait worked very very slow. Produced. This week on a morning trip before work a watermelon red stick bait produced big. Got 4 on a wind blown shallow bank in 30 mins 2 of them wend 3.5 pounds or so. Was an excellent morning. We are getting there! Just need better weather. The pond I was at as 48 degrees at the water edge 

I've been out two times here in Eastern Nebraska. Water temps were upper 40's to low 50's. 

 

Just one bass, and a few crappie so far. Weather has been up and down. 

 

Keep us posted @Joedodge

5 minutes ago, DaubsNU1 said:

I've been out two times here in Eastern Nebraska. Water temps were upper 40's to low 50's. 

 

Just one bass, and a few crappie so far. Weather has been up and down. 

 

Keep us posted @Joedodge

Same here. Up and down weather is getting old lol. Real old. Are y’all’s ponds and lakes starting to scum up yet? Ours here are getting big the green moss already on the bottom 

7 minutes ago, Joedodge said:

Are y’all’s ponds and lakes starting to scum up yet? Ours here are getting big the green moss already on the bottom 

 

Not yet, but I'm sure it is getting close. 

Ours are starting to on the smaller ponds. I don’t think it got cold long enough to kill it off truly? Idk I’m fairly new to the Midwest lol. I’m from Florida