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River is way low, so I fished from shore for a couple hours this morning.  Beautiful morning with an owl hooting right near me.



Fishing was a little slow.  I started with a wacky rigged senko.  I thought I had one take that I missed and then saw the hook was messed up by fish that grabbed it.  I straightened the worm out and a couple casts later had a bite and fish on!  It was a chunk about 15 inches that got off as I was unhooking it, so no picture.  I tried a tiny swimbait and a Hula stick in a 1/32 ounce rig with no more bites.



I moved and tried another spot where I could cover water.  I walked a ways upriver after picking up some trash.  I started tossing the wacky rig with a Yum Dinger (fish stole the senko).  After a few casts, I had a strong hit and set the hook.  It was a strong fish that I guided along the shore to where I could land it.



I was happy with that one.  Tried some more and hooked something super strong.  I was battling it with 6 pound test.  When I got it closer to shore, I figured it must be a catfish.  I was right, but I had it snagged.  No wonder it was so hard to fight.



Fished a little more but ended up breaking off the wacky rig.  No more fish.  I left about 9am.  Nice morning out.

Last edited by drxfish (Aug-28-25 2:05PM)