Caught 10 trout, 4 reds, and a flounder in Prien Lake yesterday afternoon. Water was not as clear as it was the weekend before. Dang wind was WHIPPIN! Had a 12 yr old with us who has never really fished, had to watch out for hooks flyin:eek: and that wind multiplied that 10-fold. Caught enough trout for them to eat and went to some sheltered water and caught some reds. Had to end up putting a circle hook on for the kid and he finally caught a redfish - the drifting and slack in the line was not too favorable for him. Heard it was SLICK that morning out there though. Will post some pics later, but buddy caught a 35+ lb 'W' (black drum) on 12 lb test, got drum slime all up in the boat:cry:

LMAO!!!

what is 1ft half is that a NASA term? All I know is all morning when we were potlicking your hole, my boat did not move - i.e. if the tide was moving you must have put some NASA force field around my boat. :p Fog set in, so we had little choice but to stay put.

I admit we got skunked on trout, but we caught reds till our hands hurt and it sure beat a day in the office :)

In the Big Lake area a rising tide often does not = moving water, except in the lower part of the ship channel and in the washout/9 mile cut areas. That area usually has good water movement.

On a rising tide......it is more like the ship channel is "blocked" creating a dam like effect. When the ship channel is "blocked" the water upstream has no where to go so the lake level starts to rise.

When the tide shifts to a falling tide.....then it is more like a "bath tub" effect.....and the water drains out.

One would think that W would know this. :cool:

On a hard fast moving tide I would agree...but a steady incoming will move...and up North you will notice the movement in Turnners bays.. you will get a push from Texaco or straight up West bank.

Falling tide will move everywhere.....