The good times keep rolling for this day. Once I figured out the rig and the fish got hungry, it was smooth sailing. Not the best day ever, but certainly a great day.

My patience was being testing on this outing. What had been working the last several times was no longer getting the job done. I switch up my rig finally, and, with the warmer temps and not giving up, the bite really picks up.

Having found the fish, now I get into catching them. This is easier said than done, of course. They were really playing with the bait and not really taking it hard. I had to be very careful about avoiding setting the hook too soon. I did find good success, once I found where the fish were hanging out. It turned out to be a pretty great day.

The previous honey hole was no longer producing. The fish had moved on to other places in the pond, so I set out to find them. This is a fan process, where I cast on the edge of one side and work my way across to the other side before moving on to another section. If you can see surfacing then you can avoid this process and just move to that area, but when the fish aren't surfacing this is a great way to find them.