23.April: I headed over to Bissell after work, arriving about 4:20 pm. There were 3 shadaholics plying the water as I set up. Peter had a middling buck on the bank, the other 2 had the stinky kitty.
The water was down below the middle cleat, which was under water yesterday. The water is dropping fairly quickly, although it was mostly clear, and had a fair current. Surface temp about the same as yesterday, ~52º. There was more of a breeze than yesterday, but it was from the West, and only helped us cast farther.

A littel after 4:30 pm, I had a decent hit that left little doubt it was shad. Fish on! We played in the current for less than a minute, when it jumped and threw the leaf. About 4-5 casts later, I had another decent hit, but after a couple or 3 headshakes, the line went slack. And that was all she wrote for me today. It stayed quiet after that until about 5:45 pm. Peter landed another buck after a spirited fight. Manny and Tom joined us just before 6:pm. Manny landed a nice sized bronze-back shortly after. About 6:30, I packed up to get some supper. Just before I drove off, Peter was wrestling with another, what I presume to be, shad. His pole was well bent, and fighting him hard. I almost went back...

If he comes back to Bissell tomorrow, I may get the 411 on that one. And I will be back there tomorrow, as the shad are coming in with the mild weather.

Tackle:
Rod: one-piece Ugly Stik, 4'6" U/L Pro
Reel: Shimano Sahara FJ 1000, spooled with 15# Power Pro (Hi-Viz Yellow).

Terminal Tackle: 1/2 oz drail over a 4'+, 10# flouro leader, and hammered silver willow leaves, in white with a red St. Andrew's cross, chartreuse and orange w/black dot, and yellow w/black dot. St. Andrew's leaf got the most attention today before I lost it to the river.

Tight lines!