4/5/22 late morning

[bailout]

Weather: 60s, calm, overcast
Water: 54 degrees, pretty clear/green

First post but here goes:
Started late and only had a few alewives but still wanted to get out there. We tried a point on the main lake but no luck. Eventually moved up into the coves and creeks. Never marked much but still picked up one nice striper (29") in about 25-30' of water on a 3" alewife on the planer board. We're not breaking any records, but it was great to put my two boys on a good fish!

What worked...finally getting our baits out where we want them via planer boards and bobbers.

What didn't...finding gizzard shad. Can't find them to save our lives. I am sure my outdated fish finder isn't helping, but any thoughts/comments about areas to target, time of day, etc would be really welcome. We're generally down near R8 but will go where we need to go. Thanks in advance!

[mwardncsu]

nice report... and congrats on putting the kids on fish!

on the gizzards - with the water still cool, look on the shallow sunny banks when the sun is out. Look for the flips, but they may be there and still not be flipping - but don't hesitate to go realllll shallow.

[johnr]

Real shallow is right, especially if there’s a little sun. Like reaaaaaallllll shallow back in coves and creek fingers.

And you’ll have to move a ways from R8 to find many of them.

[mwardncsu]

good point - I didn't catch the R8 mention...

[bushwacker]

echo what Mward and johnr said don't be afraid to look real shallow. If I am not getting stuck from time to time I am not hunting bait LOL. I am in the same boat as you as far a location I am right around B4 so I usually run up the BW or up around Halsford when looking for bait. Check the backs of creeks and coves.

[bailout]

Great comments. I'll try the shallows. Thanks guys.