Cast n Blast (with no blast)

[Darrells]

I had asked Ron about fishing Sunday but he had Family in town so I had to go it alone. I did not get off to a real early start this morning. I arrived at the River about 7:15 or so and was greeted with pretty low and murky water conditions. I brought my shotgun along on this trip but the Ducks were a no show so I preceded down stream in search of bait. I seined and threw a cast net without much luck ( about 20 more than normal minnows). I put three on a hook with a float set about four feet deep and fished the edge of a rapid/drop off and caught a couple of Gaspers which quickly became cut bait. I set off to fish a few holes that are pretty reliable producers without any luck at all. About 12:00 I decided to untie and head for one more spot about a mile and a half farther downstream before calling it a day. I pulled up and decided to bank fish for awhile to stretch my legs. Got the first rod holder and pole set out and almost immediately a hard hit. After a small fight I landed the first Blue of the day. I set back out and caught several more nice chunky Blues. About 1:00 my small spinning reel bends over and starts laying drag hard so I grab it and the fight was on. After 10 or so minutes I landed my second best Blue. Pretty well died after that so I fished another 45 minutes or so and started the long paddle back.

First spot I stopped for to gather bait. River is pretty dirty after the rains.

Was not much wing today.

Striger is getting heavy.

Back at the take-out.

The big fish had been injured at some point in time.

Catfish will eat anything including other catfish.

The fish protector hard at work. No one will steal a piece while she is on Duty.

What the fish weighed:
27-7
6-9
6-6
6-2
5-3

 

[Darrells]

Done.

 

[Kayak Jack]

Sounds like a decent day with you and Mother Nature talking together a bit. That North Wind is an excellent choice for a do almost anything boat.

 

[catfish]

nice catch darrel i thought the one looked pretty big. yea i don,t believe no one will snitch a piece unless its the watcher? :?: :lol: :wink: i bet ron is saying man wish i could have went. :wink: :mrgreen: yea the cats will eat there own kind especially yje flat heads alpos or shoe heads what ever you guys call them. i have caught them buy using small cats.

 

[Darrells]

I knew it was going to be a good day because I forgot my hat, sun glasses and camera. All pics on the river were taken with my phone.