Water Temperature: 88

Water Clarity: 4 feet or greater

CRAP it's hot out there!!! Somebody would make a fortune offering cold showers on the lake!!

Water temp is 78ish at first light and got up to 88ish when the oven turned on. Water level is 5.6ft low and falling .1ft per day.

The sonar bite is pretty good. Key thing right now is deep. THere is some schooling going on but buddy you gotta be quick and accurate when they come up. We caught just short of 20 fish today all but one on the spoon. Today I went out with my buddy Craig and all he wanted to do was learn more about sonar interpretation so we stuck with that sonar bite till noon. Lots of activity from the 28ft to 40ft range. I caught the decent spot in the pic and Craig lost one longer than his leg shortly after. There was a fish of similiar size following the one he lost.

Here is what you are looking for on your sonar/graph to catch spoon fish

[img width=900 height=300]

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o314/TritonMike/S00007.jpg

[img width=900 height=300]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o314/TritonMike/sonarspots.jpg

[img width=900 height=300]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o314/TritonMike/S00008.jpg

[img width=900 height=300]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o314/TritonMike/S00005.jpg

With the kids back in school I have already seen a decline in pleasure boaters this morning. Hopefully that will make the heat just a tad more bearable. Be sure to stock up on Gatorade and water and drink often to keep hydrated. If you wait until you get dizy your gonna be in trouble!

All the SPOTS!!

T Mike

Nice fish!  I just love a spoon bite!  Now correct me if I am wrong but is that a black and gold Ardent reel?  I haven't seen one in that color.  Is it a new model?  How do you like it?

Your pretty observant LOL. Yep it's an Ardent..  They aren't even on the market yet .  They told me to put it through the wringer.  I've been fishing with it since Icast and It's sweeeeeeeettttt .  It's the 2008 Ardent

Mike

Nice fish

Hang tuff fall's almost here  

Nice rod