I got a chance to spend a couple of days on the water this weekend, and had a ball bass fishing. The first day was at a little-known lake near Royal City. On the map is named “Natural Corral”, but I have always called it Red Rock. My fishing buddy Dave Eichler and his son Evan joined for this adventure and Evan outdid us (again) with his bass fishing expertise. The lake holds largemouth bass, crappie, perch and tiger muskie. It is also loaded with carp. The lake is lined with rushes and we found the largemouth hiding in the submerged rocks just beyond the weeds. The winning bait on Red Rock was the Berkley Gulp Jigger Craw. The largemouth we caught were all from 2 to just over 3 pounds and in great shape. Evan also caught a nice crappie on a jig and worm. The next day my wife Eileen wanted to go to Evergreen Reservoir, near Quincy. We didn’t arrive until about noon but still found some smallmouth on the bite. All but one was over 2 pounds and I got one largemouth that was probably 3 ½. This would be a great time to hit Evergreen for largemouth, smallmouth and tiger muskie.