St. Joe River - Maggies: 3/24

Fished this stretch between 8:30-3:00 and to say the least, it wasn't a good bite.

First spot produced 8-10 strikes on Wiggle Warts, but they were not hooking up. They slapped them, sometimes hard, and that was it. I wish someone could explain to me what is happening in this situation. I've experienced this several times before, but typically can figure something out. I tried jerkbaits, other crankbaits, and plastics but those didn't even get sniffed. Does anyone have an explanation for this? I'm certain they're smallies.

Finally about 1:00 I caught a 2# smallie on a tube off some rocks on a break. It was nice to get him; actually warmed me up a bit. But that was the last bite of the day.

Water temp was 39 when I showed up and 41 when I left. I had ice in my guides until nearly noon. The current is quite swift. However, what surprised me, was the clarity. Clarity was about 4 feet. I expected muddy conditions. Saw several large shad up shallow and even snagged a carp. I tried shallow and deep and hit a dozen spots.