This was my third trip to Lake Howard this year. I arrived approximately at 7:30 am.
For the first ½ hr I worked a broken-back minnow lure near the launch area. No success. Switched to a chatterbait with a grub and went to dead-sticking this lure. Game on! I netted 12 LMB and lost at least 7-8 after setting the hook in about 4-hrs. The largest was 1-lb at 12.5 inches. The avg was about 9-ounces at 10-inches.

Worst part of the day was losing two chatterbait lures snagged on submerged lines for floating docks. I fished the shaded areas near shore, docks, and deeper pockets near shore and had good success with the chatterbait lure sinking to the bottom.