jackson  04/25/2008 - 04:30  Trip Reports  Black Hills    Fished Boyds Thursday morning from 6:00 to 11:00 AM. During this time water temps ranged from 63 to 66 deg's. SUNNY, High Pressure, Blue Bird Skies, with breezy Northerly wind! Began morning with high expectations. That was my first mistake! For this first hour , hit some of my favorite spots for larger staging fish. Nothing! Fished everything from small flats near deep water to sharp rocky drop-offs with jig'n pig, spinnerbait, and crank/jerk baits. Must admit however I did not downsize to any small plastics. Thought for sure fish would be crusing the 2-6 ft. zone. I've noticed, even with the warming water temps., there is still not alot of shallow water bait activity. However, still marking large schools suspended 15' deep over 20-30' water. With the large amount of rain we just had decided to go all the way back and look for stained water. I love stained to muddy water as long as it is warming! Keeps them shallow. Bingo! First pitch with rattling jig into shore line cover produced nice 2# fish. Water was so dirty this fish was almost white. Began throwing a 6A firetiger crank while paralleling shore and finally picked up a good limit of fish, largest two maybe 3 1/2 to 4lbs. At 9AM began fishing my way back out. Did not pick up any other fish after I left the muddy water. Did see a large tiger cruising & gulping the surface, approx. 36" or better. I did notice that the Ospey and Bald Eagle had no problem cathing fish in the open clear water!! Good Luck, Jackson!