Well I haven't posted in a long while until now but I recently made a trip out to fish the Pudd in this scorching heat and decided to post a report for some of you Pudd fishers. And to my surprise, the fishing has been pretty darn good if you know what you're doing. The water temps in the morning is around 77 degrees and gets to about 80 degrees in the afternoon. The water clarity is stained with about a 3' visibility and the weeds in the lake are dying off and is starting to float up onto the surface in loose clumps.
Anyways, after doing a quick metering around in a couple of areas and watching my graph looking for some baitfish and activity with some success, I decided it was time to use some of my favorite go to baits (both plastics & reaction baits) that I have success in the past to try and entice and catch these finicky bass. After methodically working these baits in the right zone with the proper presentation, I was able to figure out a great pattern to use for the day and ended up catching about a dozen fish with a couple of fish in the 5+ pound range. After a successful outing in the extreme heat, I ended up with a total (5) fish limit weighing just shy of 20 pounds. Here is a couple of pictures of my two biggest fish that anchored my limit:
Tight Lines All and Good Luck out there ......
JW