Well Rob, this post is for you since you demanded some pics by 8:00 
. I’ll have you know that I was tired and wanted to sleep in but when someone demands pics, then pics there shall be. Unfortunately, these probably weren’t the type of pics you were expecting.
First of all, let’s get the sunrise pics out of the way:
I was going to go back and fish the same spot I fished earlier in the week, but as I was driving along, I saw this area and I thought it looked pretty bassy (I think you’d agree):
I started out with a wacky-rigged Senko and on my very first cast along the left side of the weeds you see in that last pic, a nice bass hammered it and took off (I must have hit the fish right on the head because I never even had a chance to start reeling before he took off with the worm)- but it was not to be, not today, anyway. The fish jumped and threw the hook halfway to shore and after that, no more bites in that area. I switched to a black/red buzzbait, tried a frog for a while, and then switched to regular Senkos for the time I had left and walked the shore. I caught a few bass, but none of them were any bigger than this little fellow here.
The water is pretty shallow along that entire stretch of shore and I bet the water temperature is at least 80, maybe even 85 degrees. Hmmm…if I go again tomorrow morning, I don’t know if I want to try Idong Lake again or head to the river to see if things have improved since a few weeks ago.
Thanks for the pics Nomad!
LOL
You’re welcome
Nice…..I haven’t made it out there yet, but these pics are more than inviting……! I must get out there!!!!
Bobby, it has a tendency to get a little crowded on the weekends, but it sure is a beautiful lake. Also, it can be a hard lake to fish at times, but they’re in there, and some nice ones too.
Great photos Nomad.
Can boat fishing be done in that lake??
Steve,
Thanks…and as far as I know, nope, no boats allowed unless there’s a tournament going on. There has to be a way though because I have seen boats out there on rare occasions on non-tournament days.
Nomad, that’s a shame, I’d love to get my boat in and around all the grass with some frogs
Steve,
So would a lot of other people, I’m sure
Idong is a beautiful lake but it’s also very temperamental at times. You can go one day and clean up, then come back the very next day with the same exact conditions and get totally skunked. Heh, I think that’s one of the reasons I keep going back there…the challenge. I don’t know if it’s because of the clear water, the lack of structure, the constant water level changes or what, but Idong can be one hard lake to fish sometimes.