Trusted the weather report of winds to 6-8mph. Put in on American around 10:30 or so. Wind was howling. Found some promising looking docks, second dock fished hooked up with a smallie. Fish came right out from under dock like he didn't know that he was hooked, then he realized it and off he went. First back towards the dock and then under the boat. He went under the boat so hard that I could not stop him. He spit the hook and I bet that, when he did, he was 15 feet out the other side of my boat, lol, I could not stop the thing.

Fished another 40 minutes or so and finally just gave up.

Surface water temps were 45 out in the middle and 50 in close around the docks.

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