Jumping Into Spring

Tuesday I took my third trip to my favorite bass lake to survey the progress of the spring spawn. The weather was perfect with mild temperatures and light winds. It was a post front day with plenty of sunshine and warming water. I started the day flipping a craw worm into heavy cover on a protected shoreline. My first fish came almost immediately. Small males were willing to take the motor oil with red flake colored plastic. I decided to move to the base of the cypress trees off shore as that is where I found them a week ago. To my surprise, they were not on the roots like they were before. I started targeting small grass clumps, and that seemed to be the ticket. I tied on a topwater lure with a noise attracting tail and worked the small clumps of grass and patches of brush in open water. If it was isolated and stuck up out of the water, I would cast to it. This seemed to get the best results as the fish were much more aggressive on this day. Nothing beats the way a bass attacks a topwater as it buzzes by them. The warming water had them jumping out of the water chasing bait. Several times I caught a fish after it gave its location away chasing bait and coming completely out of the water. Once hooked, they put on an impressive arial display as I reeled them to the kayak. It was a great day to be outdoors enjoying God’s creation and even better when the fish cooperate.

The spring spawn is still progressing, and I think the best is yet to come with the upcoming full moon. Sometimes the cold fronts keep coming through and pushing Mother Nature’s progress back a notch. As much as I want the spawn to be in full swing, I must slow down and be patient as God has everything in his control. Just as nature has its own timing, I should realize that our daily lives and the timing of things that happen to us are under God’s control. I can slow my tempo and take time to enjoy the daily things that happen to me and those around me; take time to appreciate the little things in life. Take a walk, go fishing, plant a garden, or turn off the T.V. and have a conversation. Matthew 6:34 says, “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

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Tim Lumpkin

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