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The dogs & I sarted at Shiner, but it was very slow, and Hampton was no better, so we packed up (I did most of the work for some reason) and went to Potholes City... err lake. The crowd wasn't too bad, but the fish were still getting pounded. I decided to target the big catfish that sometimes inhabit Lind Coulee, after catching a few smallmouth and a couple of small largemouth (Crawfish Jigs with traliers).
No bites on heavy line/weight, so I went to 4lb test and finess nightcrawler (split shot only). It really paid off. Total catch for the day: 2 Largemouth (small), 11 smallmouth (up to 3 lbs), 1 walleye (very small), several panfish, and 7 catfish (biggest 2 were 21 and 11 lbs each). The real fun part (other than watching the dogs go ape over the big ones)? I forgot my net at home. LONG battles. In fact one guy on shore yelled (goodnaturedly) "So land the thing already!"
All in all from a slow start, it turned into a great day for fishing, and catching. Pix weren't the best, but I was alone. They were taken quite a ways from their origins before photographing.
Good luck!
Available Fishing Guide:
Website: Darrell & Dads Family Guide Service