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Got out on the water about 7:00am for what I hoped would be a great day of fishing.  First mistake was forgetting my lunch.  Luckily, remembered before I got too far.  Water was a little lower and clearer than last time I got out.  Tried a couple spots where I caught them last week, but only caught this one 11"er on a tube.





He fought good in the current, though.  I spent a while at those two spots and saw Ernie pull up behind me a ways.  I decided to try a different spot and made a run.  I was surprised to not see any other boats.   The bite was slow.  After at least an hour there, I caught this 17.25" smallie that just inhaled the tube.  Never felt the bite until I was reeling it in to re-cast.  Thank goodness I was able to get the hook out without too much trouble and the fish was not bleeding and swam off strong.





There was a deer checking me out from the shore and I heard the Owls calling across the river.  Sun was warm and I was able to ditch the windbreaker.  Carp were very active mid-river and there were some gulls hanging around there also.  I floated out and ran to a different spot.  I got a few taps on a ned, but it was a while before I got my next fish also on a tube.  Little guy.



Did I mention that my boat was taking on water?  It was a slow leak, but need to seal a hole probably from scraping the bottom launching.  I was able to drain it on plane.  I was doing that and I my Riversmallies hat that I have had for over 20 years went flying.  I turned around to find it, but it was  gone in the fast current. 

Frustrated, I ran to my next spot.  I got no bites but heard the Tukeys calling.  After a little floating and not finding anything, I called it a day.

It was a great day to be on the water.  Fishing was slow, but Spring is here.  I got off the water about 2pm.  The crew team kids were bailing out a jon boat in the middle of the ramp, which is always fun.

Ernie messaged me about the loss of shoreline structure/habitat.  It is crazy how many 200+ year old trees we have lost over the last 3 years and the river has gotten wider and shallower.  It is really sad to see.