Lake Hickory 9/1/21

[geneinnc]

When the last of Ida cleared out about noon I gave it a shot. 76° outside with a south breeze. Water temp holding at 83°. I was already seeing the thunder heads as soon as the sun peaked through. I made the short run to 127 Bridge and that was a smart move. I worked a marabou jig on the pilings and a hit worm drop shot with no luck. It was really hammering rain so I just put it on spot lock and watched both lures on livescope. No luck and there was thunder in the distance. I flipped on the frogg tongs so I could at least get a water report for anyone planning for labor day.

The water was surprisingly clear after all the storms, just a few sticks and no trees down river.

I blasted off upstream and the trash and clarity plus the temperature were the same. Water was a touch cooler upriver, 82° to 82.5°.

Thunder was getting closer so I had to shut her down early. Sorry for the abbreviated fishing report  but I think the water will be just fine for the end of the boating season this weekend. Be careful of the trash if you're pulling the kids on a tube or skis.I'm tied up tomorrow morning and I have a feeling it's going to be too hot to go tomorrow afternoon.

Enjoy the holiday!

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[Mike Cork]

Thanks for the lake report. Tough to fish when the storms are right on top of you...

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