At the neighborhood pond, ambient temps were 64/65F, and the water a foot down was 56 degrees.

It took about 10-15 minutes before the Golden Shiner Brigade forged a light attack on feed, and then, bluegill and what I'm pretty sure were some nice Redear Sunfish started appearing and feeding.

After about 25-30 minutes of observation, I told myself it was time to go. As I did this, more and more fish showed up.

After the 4th time of telling myself to leave, I saw an approx. 3 lb LMB hitting feed. Then I saw a few more LMB.

After the 6th time of telling myself to leave, I saw what I'm pretty sure was a blue catfish looking at some feed.

Visibility was maybe 10" so it was nice to actually be able to see some fish.

At my neighbor, Lee's pond, water temps were 48 degrees a foot down, and now real activity except seeing a lot of fatheads around some rocks.


Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."