Flathead Fri night

Got one Fri nite

nice fish wtg !!!

What a top notch fish right there, congrats Robbie on the awesome catch i bet it was a blast bringing that in. Are the waters finally going down there or are they still high, that would make the Flathead hunt a little tougher not to mention bringing one in when the water is running so hard and high. Thanks for sharing the pic with us Robbie.

Take that ti Burger King cause its a "Whopper"!!

Actually I fish several lakes so current is not a factor. They are flood control lakes
so water levels have been up and down with rains. The lake I fished Friday was high
for a week as they held back water to prevent flooding downstream. It just got
to pool level on Sat so I guess the water was dropping.

It is always difficult to catch trophy size fish but a glut of shad has hindered my
success for 3 years. I thought surely the population levels had peaked and
would return to normal levels but I have observed shad spawning twice this year
and they may have spawned more.

The larger the fish the later in the year they are able to sustain their selves
on shad. I'm just hoping the bigger fish will soon find it necessary to hunt
instead of ambushing the shad.