Nook Loc: Vacaville CA

Well. Capt Ben and I hit the river yesterday at 0630. Flat water, minimal breeze, and the water was warmer than the air temp. Looked like it was going to be a fishy day. Tried to fish one of Ben's favorite spots but a couple of bank fishermen that came in on electric bikes were already there, so we left for the usual spots. Tide was still going out at this point, so some/most of the places we wanted to fish were out of the water. Hard to cast, catch, and retrieve fish if your lure is plunked down in mud.
Trolled a bit, no love. Caught slack tide so some of the spots we tried casting at were managable with a Tonka toy trolling motor, but had us well off the bank zone. No love. Went into a mudflat as the water rose and parked in the only navagable water at the ooening. I should be, but am not, accurate as hell casting because I got to practice hundreds and hundreds of casts. Caught two, both spit out the lures at almost the exact same distance from the boat. When the lures blew back at us because the wind really picked up we decided to troll for a while.
Ben has been trying new spots to troll, with different depths, speeds, and trolling patterns since the summer fishing frenzy hasn't hit yet. If we're not catching, we're hunting. Bam...21 inch keeper ended up in the live well. We caught 2 more, a dink and one barely legal...both returned to the water to grow some more.
By afternoon the wind really picked up so we headed upriver. No luck, mainly because there's still a lot of junk floating on the surface and casting was pretty much out of the question because of the wind, which wasn't howling was blowing pretty darned hard to cast into.
All in all, 5 fish hooked, 3 landed, 1 kept for fish tacos. Great day on the water

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Sounds like a challenging day Hal, but you guys succeeded in beating the skunk. Congrats, and thanks for sharing.

bknecht Loc: Northeast pa

That wind and floating debris makes for some tough fishing but it appears you boys beat the odds.

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Nice 👍

Jarheadfishnfool Loc: Woodlake/Tulare ,Ca.

Well you 2 were out and caught a few ! I didnt catch anything from the Couch ! 😁(had a cortisone injection in the knee) Great narrative Nook ,say Hi to Ben for me ,Thanks for sharing your Day Sir ! 🤙

bric Loc: Helena, MT

Ya done good. Congrats to you and Ben! Great story felt like I was right there with you. Stay safe.

40GRIT Loc: San Ramon, CA

Hal, like Fred said, challenging day, but no skunk, great determination!

Nook Loc: Vacaville CA

Dude, you've been out with Ben. You know how determined to catch a fish he can get. Hard to think of anyone I'd rather be on fhe water with when there is no bite. Like I posted earlier...If we aren't catching we are hunting.

FishermanLeeSonoma

Kind post. Nook hooked all the fish!!! lol but we did hunt for them hard. It will get better as weather warms up consistently and more fish arrive!

Elefantdude Loc: Oxnard, CA

Way to go Nook!!!