I noticed last Sunday that they’ve finally stopped releasing water from Cedar Creek, and it’s finally gotten down close to normal level, so it should start slowly clearing up now. But I’ve been having so much fun at Lake Athens that I just fished it again this week. I went Monday and Wednesday. The crowds have fallen off quite a bit since the last couple of weeks. It’s enjoyable to be on the lake right now. And it’s almost down to normal level too.

I caught 10 bass Monday. The best fish of the day weighed 3.60. And on Wednesday, I caught 13 bass, the biggest weighing 4.78 pounds. I caught several other nice bass both days. All the grass beds on this lake have kept a lot of the fish shallow so far this summer, and I’m enjoying the shallow bite. There’s some schooling bass chasing shad too, so I stay ready to make a long cast, and make a jig and minnow dance near the surface when I reach near any of the schooling bass. I’m still doing a lot of experimenting with these finesse baits, and this nice bite at Lake Athens is a good place to do it.

Mondays best bass, a 3.60 pounder.

This bass from Wednesday weighed 4.78 pounds.