Sunday, January 20, Lake Okeechobee
Dan writes:
Today I returned early to the eel grass flats on the North Shore, but I could not find an early morning bite. In fact the bite gets better the later it gets. By noontime I had had only five bites, but by 2pm I had had five more. I didn’t jerk on all of them, but I do want to know where the bigger fish are so I pulled on some. I had three fish over three pounds, so probably had a fourteen-pound limit, the same as yesterday.
Between yesterday and today I have had twenty bites in the eel grass. Of the ones I set the hook on, five of those have been in the three to five pound range, and all five of those have come from just two areas, so if I decide to fish this eel grass on tournament day, I now know where to concentrate.
Annie writes:
Dan had such a good practice day yesterday that he was eager to go back out early today. Even though we were out late last night, he was up and ready to go by six am. Since I am not the early riser, he said I could stay in.
In the tent today, I worked on finding a place to keep the dog and the boat when we fly home next week. When Dan came in he had to run a few errands, so we grabbed a bite to eat out. Later we went over to visit the Hobbie’s, who have moved in with their motorhome to the other side of the campground.