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Spent a beautiful weekend at Rend Lake with my son, a buddy and his son.
Guys weekend of fishing..
Caught crappies, not huge ones.
Lots of little action, even hooked a nice channel cat.
Water temp was really low for the time of year, it was down to 58.
Typically its still mid 60's in October.
We have gone in November and seen water temps in the mid-hi 50s.
Water clarity is low on Rend due to silt and mud, but it was like chocolate milk this past weekend.
Previous days of high winds and heavy rains churned up the lake like a blender.
The lake is also very low, probably near record elevations.
So when you aren't filling the livewell you adapt.
We tried new spots and marked new locations for springtime.
Also found a new lodging location where we can have a firepit and basically take over the whole location.
