NumenOn the Water
Date: 4-3-15
Body of Water: Flat River
Boat: None
With: Alone
Target: Spring Suckers
Time: 5 PM - 6 PM
Conditions: 51 F but dropping fast; cloudy, building NW wind; water still low and clear
After a few days touching 50 F and a bit of warm rain, I tried my spot again. The area has been vacated for Spring Break; why not take advantage of the local quiet? Plus, it was my first available, healthy, unscheduled Friday since I left C's in order to fish more; so when I found myself vacillating about whether to go or not, I reminded myself that I could; so I therefore should. Finally, with the recent warmth and the rain, I had some confidence that some fish might have moved in.
I brought the GoPro action camera this time and it was "Fish On!" before I could even get the camera set up. This elevated my confidence level more, but once again it took me a while to find the pool's sweet spot (if present) and I only collected 3 bites in about an hour and a half. I got two red horse (one smallish, one larger) and a white sucker (the first I've seen this year.) I may or may not have collected some footage, but even if I did, I have no idea what I might do with it.
After a few days touching 50 F and a bit of warm rain, I tried my spot again. The area has been vacated for Spring Break; why not take advantage of the local quiet? Plus, it was my first available, healthy, unscheduled Friday since I left C's in order to fish more; so when I found myself vacillating about whether to go or not, I reminded myself that I could; so I therefore should. Finally, with the recent warmth and the rain, I had some confidence that some fish might have moved in.
I brought the GoPro action camera this time and it was "Fish On!" before I could even get the camera set up. This elevated my confidence level more, but once again it took me a while to find the pool's sweet spot (if present) and I only collected 3 bites in about an hour and a half. I got two red horse (one smallish, one larger) and a white sucker (the first I've seen this year.) I may or may not have collected some footage, but even if I did, I have no idea what I might do with it.
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| Mobile GoPro Studio |
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| This White Sucker took a slowly drifted earthworm. |
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| Spring Beauty |
What do I have to say about this?
I wasn't quite right about the arrival of a fresh slug of fish, but I wasn't quite wrong, either. I'm glad I went. I broke in the new, 2015 License, caught a few fish, enjoyed some relative solitude, and still had time to care for Ollie, enjoy a beer, and prep for today's activity; get Numenon ready for her 2015 Maiden Voyage. Despite current politics, I'm thinking about the Hoosier State. For $9 and gas money, I can go chase some early season muskies. Given a decent weather window on Sunday, I think I might!
I wasn't quite right about the arrival of a fresh slug of fish, but I wasn't quite wrong, either. I'm glad I went. I broke in the new, 2015 License, caught a few fish, enjoyed some relative solitude, and still had time to care for Ollie, enjoy a beer, and prep for today's activity; get Numenon ready for her 2015 Maiden Voyage. Despite current politics, I'm thinking about the Hoosier State. For $9 and gas money, I can go chase some early season muskies. Given a decent weather window on Sunday, I think I might!
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