Lake Dalrymple on Friday the 23rd

[Toddyc20]

Well I went fishing on Friday morning to see if I could pull in a pike or two. I went out with two friends and we fished for about 4 1/2 hrs. We got on the water at around 6:30am and starting working shallow weeds. Our first fish hit at around 8:40 and it was a small OOS bass. That bass was quickly unhooked and deposited back into the lake. About 1 hour later we managed to land one of our target species but it was a bit on the small side. I would guess around 18 inches. So all in all a slow day of fishing but one thing I can say is that I must have seen 8-10 decent looking fish. The would either follow or be swimming around near the boat and I could see them with my polarized glasses. Maybe when the water is a bit warmer those bigger fish will become more active. Water temp was 53 F.

[fish_fishburn]

Wondering if there in post-spawn mode. There so hard to catch if they are. Unless you use dead bait of course.

[bigugli]

Just have to slow down and downsize the presentation if the bite is off. Maybe offer them something they have not seen a thousand times before. The lake sees a lot of angling pressure each year.

[johnnyb]

If you can see those big'uns...try twitching a bait (hard or soft minnow bait) in front of them....just let it lay on bottom and see what happens

[Toddyc20]

This is some great advice. Thanks to everyone for the help. I'm always looking to learn more fishing skills.