As most of you know Walker County Lake is one of my
favorite fishing destinations. I’ve landed huge bluegills here from its waters
that equal those I’ve caught on my beloved Smith Lake. To say I was
excited to fish its waters again after a two-year absence was an understatement.
Cathey and I are still trying to adjust to the move out of
state and back to Alabama; in fact, it will take us the rest of this
year to complete the cycle of the move. Our lot we are planning to build on is
saturated with rain almost daily. It
will take weeks before any construction can start sometime in March. The
building process will last at least 6 months if the weather cooperates. In the
meantime, we will stay dry in our rental home, which houses my Pelican boat in
the carport. No way was I going to store my Pelican and miss spring fishing on
some of the smaller lakes I fish here. Sorry to veer off subject, back to Walker outing: This is the earliest I’ve fished this lake, but the forecast
pulled me like a magnet to its waters today. A high of 80 degrees is somewhat
unusual even for the northern part of Alabama this time of the year.
The water was somewhat stained because of all the rain making me
think I was going to fish dark small to medium poppers. So I had a game plan and I
hoped it would work. The water temp was 58 which is a long way from the
spawning season for the big bull bluegills.
My first bull bluegill in one of the small
nooks near the levee; this fish nailed a Betts popper sitting still. It was a hoot to land so many
bluegills this afternoon after being absent from this lake for a while.
The warm temps have started to produce
buds on some of the trees along the lake's bank. I have a feeling we are in for
an early spring here in Alabama.
The blue Booglebug popper attracted a lot of bass today. It’s not your average popper; it becomes submerged when worked
along the surface film. All the bass I landed today nailed it submerged. There would be no Redeye bass landed today.
