Started my day a bit late. It was free fishing weekend so I figured everywhere would be packed. But lucky me, fished both Gibbs and Leland with minimal crowds. Gibbs was my first stop. I've never fished Gibbs so it was all new to me. After about an hour, I had racked up 6 bass hooked, 3 landed (1 on fly), 3 bluegill hooked and 1 landed (also on fly). Decided to switch and head to Leland. There were a few people there, but still, not crowded. Put in and fished the west side across from the launch down to the bottle neck and back. Total was 5 bass hooked with 4 landed, 2 bluegill hooked on fly and landed, and 1 crappie hooked and landed.

I gotta say I was skeptical that the peninsula even HAD bass to begin with seeing as how I could never manage to find them. But my years in Florida fishing hot weather paid off. Temp was a balmy 84 outside and sunny. Bass were huddled up under the lily pads in the shallows and the bluegill and crappie were hanging around the stumps and fallen trees in both lakes.

Just for bragging rights: All of the fish were caught on 1 of 2 lures. Spinning rod had a silver flash/silver and blue plastic twin tail beetle spin, and a frog pattern popper fly. Didn't have to change either 1 time today. I was getting hits on probably every 3rd cast, they were a bit gun shy though and a lot would short strike the plastic on the beetle spin or knock the popper in the air instead of biting it.