Air temperature was about twenty five degrees this morning, and the wind was blowing. My practice partner, Craig Sahms, and I decided to go in one boat instead of two. We fished the clear water down towards the dam, but it was COLD out there for hours. So cold that the line froze in your rod tip. The temperature stayed below freezing until about eleven o’clock, and the wind blew hard. Mostly we Carolina rigged, drop-shot’ed, or threw a Texas-rigged finesse worm, but in four or five hours doing this we caught only one fish.

Next we moved up towards the end of the creek, where the water has more color. We fished shallow brushpiles, docks, and protected pockets, where the water had had a chance to warm up some, and we caught five fish. Considering the conditions, this is better than we had expected for today. Water temperature ranged from about forty six to forty nine degrees, and the weather is forecast to warm up by the end of the week, so this kind of fishing should improve as the days go by.

Annie writes:

It was freezing all day. The temperature might have reached 40 at one point but it sure didn’t feel like it. I went to town to do groceries, laundry, and make some phone calls. We have very bad phone reception out in the campground. Can’t do any email, and even voice calls are bad. Also we are back now to our one pot meals, and eating dinners inside the tent.