Water temp: 53 – 58
Clarity: Stained not as bad as usual 4" to 6"
Wind: all over the map!!
Air temps: low 50's to high 60's

Richard Schroeder MMA member from IN. got a 43" on Mon and missed one on Tues. Bird and I didn't see one. 6 fish were caught out of the resort that week. A 48" on Sat on a Pacemaker and another 48" on Wed on a creeper. We had E – NE winds 10 to 20 for 5 days, really screwed things up, Wed it laid down flat dead calm, Thur big cold front came thru NW winds 20 to 30 with gusts to 45. Not alot you can do about the weather. New things were going to be strange, first hour Rich Lamaglass rod snapped in half on cast, Bird had a backlash from hell (fixed that no backing on reel). So i figured I was next, mine waited till the next day. When we got on a spot I stepped down from the front of the boat to pick up a rod, lost my balance went backwards and put my elbow thru the windsheild. Thurs my trolling motor using the footpedal won't turn to the right, you can turn the head to the right and it works. So I don't know if it's in the footpedal or the unit itself, will have to take it to D&R Sports. Saw alot of Eagles, Loons, Kingfishers no otters. Colors were really coming on. Caught smallies, LM, pike, didn't try for walleye or crappies. All and all we had a great time, really needed this.