[Alphahawk]

Had a really good day at Pickwick today with 79 fish caught. I started fishing at 10:30 a.m. and came up the hill at 4:30 p.m. I had one shell cracker....5 catfish....6 Smallies....and 67 Gills, nearly all of them exactly at the 8 inch mark. The Smallies were only about 9 inches but a blast to catch. I went over to the park to have lunch under some shade and made a few casts and got into them. Nothing big but fun never the less. The Gills were out in deep water on rock. They were hitting the Bison Trout Magnet hard and fought hard. All of them were males with a good girth and chunky fish. As usual everything caught on UL rod with 2# test line. My fall spot for Gills is just going to get better. Kept hoping for a 9 inch Gill but not today. The Smallies I usually catch there have not moved up as the water is still a little warm...upper 70's by noon. They are lowering the lake 6 weeks early to winter pool. I don't know if that will affect the fishing at my spot or not. The stripers are showing up at sunset and pretty much bite for several hours. The white bass are not with them but some small hybrids are. On way home saw a tractor trailer on its side...he had a bad day. Wanted to stop and find out what happened there as the road is flat...straight...and speed limit only 45 MPH there....but had to get home. Cant wait to go again....life is good.

Regards