I've been hitting my local lake a couple days a week after work for a couple weeks now. Shad are easy to get with the throw net and we're in the season for south wind in the afternoon. I fish straight into the wind on flats about 4'-8' deep with cut shad filets. 4oz weight above a 6/0 circle hook on a 18" leader. Haven't really been tearing them up but catching enough to keep us interested. Nothing big yet, lots of 2,3, and 5 pounders but there's always the threat of a 40 swimming by and taking the bait. The old record blue came from this lake and there are 30 to 50 pounders caught pretty regularly here. 15mph south wind today will have me and my little boy out on the point sitting on the tailgate watching the rods this evening.
Anyone else after old whiskers yet this year?
