Yesterday we had a EXTREMELY impactful live class with Trevor Lo on early season smallmouth fishing. 

what are the best conditions to fish, does weather affect fishing.

We have a live class Tonight. I'm going to be talking about early season smallmouth fishing with Trevor Lo. 8pm EST

I have some less than ideal news. Last week I came down with what I thought was just a “bug”. I pushed through and fished my tournament but it got worse everyday. Turns out I either had the flu or maybe even Covid! 🥹 I went in to urgent care this morning. That ended in had x-rays and an antibiotic 5 hours later. I never filmed anything last week. I just didn’t have any energy. In some weird way I’m glad to know I actually was sick because it felt like I was “un-motivated” which is something I’ve never really experienced. I should be solid in a few days of rest. We have a live school this Wednesday. I think I’ll be good by then but I’ll probably still be coughing quite a bit. I want to have a few of you on the live. Anyone want to come on? Let me know.

working a spillway today caught 2 largemouth on strike king chartriusse and black back 1.5 crankbait silent. They wouldn't touch the ones with the rattle. water clarity is about 2 feet. Water wasn't to fast so what do i use that will be better for the fast water about 4 feet deep. there is hybrids and largemouth in there just struggling to get bites. rocky bottom. 

Great weekend to be at the north woods cabin for some fishing, eating, and drinking.  

Today was tough fishing up here in the NE. The water temperature is trending down. Fish are pre-spawn, some spawn, and they seem to be scattered. After 4 hours of trying different baits and techniques, I did manage to get a pattern going. It was a slow jig bite on vertical structure with some weed cover close. BTW, the Straight Up Fishing TV Sweatshirt is thick, soft and warm.

Good Luck today Brian Latimer  at the MLF on Lake Eufaula https://majorleaguefishing.com/events/2024-05-10-lake-eufaula/

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How do you work on casting accuracy at the lake?