Well, Ben and I went to the Napa river today. Rather chilly start. Got on the water shortly after 0700 and it was fogged in. Took us nearly a half hour to get out to the fishin grounds.
Once we got there the water was too high already to fish the mudflat, so we went out front of the slough and cast the bank out there.
Wasn't long that I had one swipe at my lure right at the boat but he missed it.
Ben made a few casts around right afterwards and finally hooked and landed a 16+ incher, so we weren't gonna be skunked anyway.
A few casts later and I hook a nice one and it brakes water a couple times and then makes a run to deeper water and was takin drag and then pulled off. Shucks, it was a nice fish.
That's all the action we got there so we moved.
Next place I hook another good one and it does the same thing as the first one I hooked. Hmmm.
Few casts later I hook my third fish and this one I land. It was a nice 25 incher bout 5 pounds.
We keep castin around there and I hook another one this one is only bout 19 inches but we put it in the box.
Wasn't long till I had a third fish and it was a 22 incher. So we toss the 19 and keep the 22.
Ben is throwin the same thing as I am but just wasn't getting hit.(I know the feelin)
5 min later I hook another one and it's bout 19 to 20 and we release it.
A few casts later I hook another and hand the rod to Ben.
He fights it a little while and I net another 22 incher so we keep it.
Ben took a pee break and I make a few more casts and hook another 22 incher but instead of nettin the fish I just lifted it in, ALMOST. It fell off at the rail and that was the last fish/bite we got. It wasn't even 0900 yet.
Ben trolled for a while but we never got another bite so we got off the water bout 1100.
Could have had out limit by 0830 to 9 but we didn't want to quit fishin.
Was a good morning anyway. 8 fish hooked and 6 landed. I counted the one at the end because we could have easily netted it.
So 3 keepers today, a 25 and two 22s.
2 pics, one at Ben's house and one at mine, where I measured and weighed em.
Thanks for another nice morning fishin Ben.🤠👍

Well, Ben and I went to the Napa river today. Rather chilly start. Got on the water shortly after 0700 and it was fogged in. Took us nearly a half hour to get out to the fishin grounds.
Once we got there the water was too high already to fish the mudflat, so we went out front of the slough and cast the bank out there.
Wasn't long that I had one swipe at my lure right at the boat but he missed it.
Ben made a few casts around right afterwards and finally hooked and landed a 16+ incher, so we weren't gonna be skunked anyway.
A few casts later and I hook a nice one and it brakes water a couple times and then makes a run to deeper water and was takin drag and then pulled off. Shucks, it was a nice fish.
That's all the action we got there so we moved.
Next place I hook another good one and it does the same thing as the first one I hooked. Hmmm.
Few casts later I hook my third fish and this one I land. It was a nice 25 incher bout 5 pounds.
We keep castin around there and I hook another one this one is only bout 19 inches but we put it in the box.
Wasn't long till I had a third fish and it was a 22 incher. So we toss the 19 and keep the 22.
Ben is throwin the same thing as I am but just wasn't getting hit.(I know the feelin)
5 min later I hook another one and it's bout 19 to 20 and we release it.
A few casts later I hook another and hand the rod to Ben.
He fights it a little while and I net another 22 incher so we keep it.
Ben took a pee break and I make a few more casts and hook another 22 incher but instead of nettin the fish I just lifted it in, ALMOST. It fell off at the rail and that was the last fish/bite we got. It wasn't even 0900 yet.
Ben trolled for a while but we never got another bite so we got off the water bout 1100.
Could have had out limit by 0830 to 9 but we didn't want to quit fishin.
Was a good morning anyway. 8 fish hooked and 6 landed. I counted the one at the end because we could have easily netted it.
So 3 keepers today, a 25 and two 22s.
2 pics, one at Ben's house and one at mine, where I measured and weighed em.
Thanks for another nice morning fishin Ben.🤠👍

Well, Ben and I went to the Napa river today. Rather chilly start. Got on the water shortly after 0700 and it was fogged in. Took us nearly a half hour to get out to the fishin grounds.
Once we got there the water was too high already to fish the mudflat, so we went out front of the slough and cast the bank out there.
Wasn't long that I had one swipe at my lure right at the boat but he missed it.
Ben made a few casts around right afterwards and finally hooked and landed a 16+ incher, so we weren't gonna be skunked anyway.
A few casts later and I hook a nice one and it brakes water a couple times and then makes a run to deeper water and was takin drag and then pulled off. Shucks, it was a nice fish.
That's all the action we got there so we moved.
Next place I hook another good one and it does the same thing as the first one I hooked. Hmmm.
Few casts later I hook my third fish and this one I land. It was a nice 25 incher bout 5 pounds.
We keep castin around there and I hook another one this one is only bout 19 inches but we put it in the box.
Wasn't long till I had a third fish and it was a 22 incher. So we toss the 19 and keep the 22.
Ben is throwin the same thing as I am but just wasn't getting hit.(I know the feelin)
5 min later I hook another one and it's bout 19 to 20 and we release it.
A few casts later I hook another and hand the rod to Ben.
He fights it a little while and I net another 22 incher so we keep it.
Ben took a pee break and I make a few more casts and hook another 22 incher but instead of nettin the fish I just lifted it in, ALMOST. It fell off at the rail and that was the last fish/bite we got. It wasn't even 0900 yet.
Ben trolled for a while but we never got another bite so we got off the water bout 1100.
Could have had out limit by 0830 to 9 but we didn't want to quit fishin.
Was a good morning anyway. 8 fish hooked and 6 landed. I counted the one at the end because we could have easily netted it.
So 3 keepers today, a 25 and two 22s.
2 pics, one at Ben's house and one at mine, where I measured and weighed em.
Thanks for another nice morning fishin Ben.🤠👍

Well, Ben and I went to the Napa river today. Rather chilly start. Got on the water shortly after 0700 and it was fogged in. Took us nearly a half hour to get out to the fishin grounds.
Once we got there the water was too high already to fish the mudflat, so we went out front of the slough and cast the bank out there.
Wasn't long that I had one swipe at my lure right at the boat but he missed it.
Ben made a few casts around right afterwards and finally hooked and landed a 16+ incher, so we weren't gonna be skunked anyway.
A few casts later and I hook a nice one and it brakes water a couple times and then makes a run to deeper water and was takin drag and then pulled off. Shucks, it was a nice fish.
That's all the action we got there so we moved.
Next place I hook another good one and it does the same thing as the first one I hooked. Hmmm.
Few casts later I hook my third fish and this one I land. It was a nice 25 incher bout 5 pounds.
We keep castin around there and I hook another one this one is only bout 19 inches but we put it in the box.
Wasn't long till I had a third fish and it was a 22 incher. So we toss the 19 and keep the 22.
Ben is throwin the same thing as I am but just wasn't getting hit.(I know the feelin)
5 min later I hook another one and it's bout 19 to 20 and we release it.
A few casts later I hook another and hand the rod to Ben.
He fights it a little while and I net another 22 incher so we keep it.
Ben took a pee break and I make a few more casts and hook another 22 incher but instead of nettin the fish I just lifted it in, ALMOST. It fell off at the rail and that was the last fish/bite we got. It wasn't even 0900 yet.
Ben trolled for a while but we never got another bite so we got off the water bout 1100.
Could have had out limit by 0830 to 9 but we didn't want to quit fishin.
Was a good morning anyway. 8 fish hooked and 6 landed. I counted the one at the end because we could have easily netted it.
So 3 keepers today, a 25 and two 22s.
2 pics, one at Ben's house and one at mine, where I measured and weighed em.
Thanks for another nice morning fishin Ben.🤠👍