10 May 2026 ~ Breaking the 6 lb Mark: Cold Water Smallmouth Success (video)

First off, Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there.

Launched onto Menderchuck just as the NW wind kicked up.

High 30s air temp made it brisk, but the 48-degree water stayed clear.

After a slow start on the outside edges, I moved shallower toward some old standing reeds.

That was the ticket. I caught two trophy smallies almost back-to-back.

The first was a 6.15 lb tank (my biggest of the year), followed by a 5.51 lb beauty.

I was having such a hard time reading the scale in the wind;

I could barely remember the numbers, but the camera caught it all!

It felt good being prepared for the conditions.

There’s nothing quite like the sound of the loons and the weight of a trophy brown bass in the net.

A-Jay