This is the time of the year. Mostly when leafes on trees turn and the water temp begin to drop some fish spiecies go into "O my gosh winter is coming and I heve to eat roght now" mode.

Bluegills, crappie and smallies are I think the most prominent of these. This happens around my parts when water temperature drops to about 65 degrees. On some waters with smallies you have to make sure that your rod is secured all of ther time. The darn thing hit so hard they are known to rip the rod out of fishermans hands...

Last two weekends my wife and I had a ball with something like fish every ten minutes and the water is still round 70.
Can't wait for this weekend... We are going into we "O my gosh winter is coming and we have no crappie in the freezer" mode.