Weather: Clear & Cool 60*
Water Temp: 54*
Bait(s): Crankbait
WAPPINGERS FALL, NY – Uncle & I had a bad itch to get out and fish, and that we did…Well he did! We launched about 8am fishing slow with some jerkbaits, even smaller profile plastic baits; Nada! We fished shallow for a while, then focused on deeper water (about 12-15FT) for the rest of the afternoon. My uncle finally hooked into a nice fish about mid-day and boy was it a nice fish. He managed to land a really nice size smallie which was a real pleasant surprise since I’ve fished this lake a few times and have never personally pulled out a smallie of significant size.
After catching the smallie we kept seeing perch in the immediate area following our crankbaits so I naturally, not wanting to have NO fish for the day, stopped my cranks at the side of boat to allow the perch the opportunity to have a meal. So by 1pm we ended the day with my uncle’s nice size smallie and I got two perch. I still say perch don’t count but what the heck at least I got something other than a pan fish. 
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