Fall has still produced fish – even in 48 degree water

Small plastics as usual have caught bass and panfish in two lakes. A high wind signaled the approach of a front and that’s when things got interesting. These were caught in the last two weeks:

Nice bucket!

Thanks Tim. Along with bass, quite a few crappie, white and yellow perch, sunfish and this rather large pickerel:

Even perch were hitting 3″ lures:

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OTher than bass, yellow and white perch, crappie, sunfish and this rather large pickerel were caught:

All told over 150 fish.

Got smallies on the River in 42 degree water on blade baits. Had em in my tackle box for 15 years. Couldn’t believe they worked. 4 inches of ice on the lake now. It was a good Fall.

Note: change the number to 50 fish – not 150 fish.

Goes to show ya – you never know. Good thing fish are cold-blooded and turn on and off at a moment’s notice. Only 3 weeks ago a got into a nice school of crappie in 49 degree water.

Perch were mixed in the school:

Now that the temperature in below 40 degrees, it will require more casts to locate fish that will strike.