Post spawn fishing has been tougher than usual for me this year, both for crappie and bass, and both at Cedar Creek and Lake Athens. I’ve been getting out twice a week, but not catching good number of fish at all, usually fewer than 10. That streak ended the day before yesterday, when I caught 20 bass and one drum at Cedar Creek. Cedar Creek has had a small rise in water level, and the lake is now not quite 3 feet low. That may have improved the fishing. But Lake Athens has been full, so I can’t blame this year’s tougher fishing on water level there. There is quite a bit less vegetation in the lake this year though, compared to last year. With the lake at similar levels as last year, I have no idea why that is.

But even while my catching numbers have been down, I’ve been catching some nice fish, including a 4.64 pound bass Tuesday from Lake Athens. Here are a few photos from recent trips.

This 1.82 pound crappie came from Cedar Creek on May 28th.

I caught this 5.20 pound bass at Lake Athens on June 2nd.

This 4.62 pound bass was caught at Lake Athens on June 4th.

I caught this 4.64 pound bass at Lake Athens on Tuesday of this week.