A submission from the southeast gives us one more update as we head into the final month of the year.

Fish: Spotted bass
Weight: 1lbs. 6 oz.
Angler: John Kirkemo
Date: November 26, 2024
Weather: Partly cloudy, Air temperature mid-60s
Water temperature: 67 degrees
Water depth: 33 feet
Location: Lake Keowee, SC (See attached map)
Lure: Rapala X-Rap (Perch)
Comments: Trolled shallow running silver and black Rapala for a while without any hits. Switched to the Rapala X-Rap which is a deeper running suspending lure and caught this fish trolling through the area indicated on the map.
Top 5 Weight: 10-9 (2-8,2-7,2-0,1-13,1-13)

Winning Lure – Rapala X-Rap (perch)

Winning location (I am also intrigued by the “Mississippi Gumball Company” to upper right of picture)

Thank goodness we have a representative in warmer climes as the ice is beginning to form in my neck of the woods. Will this be our final fish of 2024? Time will tell. Talk to you later. Troy