Central Open: Day Two on the water

Joey Nania fights a strong north wind on the south side of the lake, while trying to tie on a crankbait.

Jerry Shipe and his partner chose a much more calm fishing location to start their Day Two on Lewisville Lake. 

Debra Hengst said she had so many layers of clothes on that she couldn’t zip the top to her rainsuit. 

Jerry Shipe still prefers a hand-control trolling motor on the bow of his boat.

Cold morning temperatures had boaters bundled up behind the windshield of their boats, while co-anglers ducked their heads to avoid the stinging wind.

Aaron Beshears was trying a variety of baits to entice the finicky bass in Lewisville Lake to bite. 

Beshears opted for a drop bait and makes a pitch to a rocky point. 

Jeff Cloud had located a school of fish in the mouth of a creek but could not entice them to bite. 

Heavy traffic moved south toward the Dallas metropolitan area as Day Two began on Lewisville Lake.

Shaun Clark fishes near a bridge, where Interstate-35 crosses Lewisville Lake. 

Clark said his morning had been a struggle, as he pulled the trolling motor to make a move. 

The early morning sky was dominated by cloud cover, but the sun would occasionally punch a hole in the cloud cover. 

Dale Hightower had eased his boat between two boathouses, in an effort to target bass that hadn’t seen a bait. 

Hightower backs his boat from between the boat houses and looks for his next target. 

Darold Gleason and his co-angler visit while idling through a no wake zone. 

Several anglers fished near the launch area on Day One, but the strong north winds drove many anglers to calmer water on Day Two. 

Defending champion Mark Tucker was fishing the same area he won on in 2010.