20180916- Low FAL but Beautiful Weather… I’m Going Fishing

The Low Fal wasn’t a motivator but the beautiful weather was. I put together the typical rod bundle with three long-casters for micro-jigs and one Slip/Float/Fly/Waxie and was at the boat launch in minutes.

The launch was nearly empty! I love it!. This is one of the counties busiest lake for fishing… mainly panfish harvesters and Bass enthusiasts, club members etc. I thoroughly enjoy it when the locals hang up the rods after Labor Day.

Within a few more minutes I was on my summer pattern waypoints in the middle of a slow bite at the bottom of the major.period. I was timing the major.period/solar.sunset overlap which should produce a few more bites.

For the past few years, I have not been able to pull myself off the 6 to 9-0’ foot weedy flats. I take this pattern to any lake. This is the kitchens of the lake where much of the food is generated between the 1^st and second break weedline. Put me on the edges or gaps and I will be on the fish.

Working the weed line edges, clumps and gaps I was able to coax a few good size b.crappie hanging close to cover on the LCD jig.

Usually, during the lower FAL levels, I’ll use the Slip/Float/Fly/Waxie method above everything else… the fish just need a bit longer to check out the bait.

Since water temps were still at peak summer levels the micro-jig method was finding and connecting with the pannies so i stuck with it covering larger expanses of water.

A 9-inch class B.Gill ended up with the BFOTD award

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