Launched at 8:45pm and fished until 1:30am. Not bad fishing, finished with 16 legals and 1 short. Two fish in the 4-5# range, a couple 3's and the rest were 1+. Smoke/sparkle freaks and 9" grubs yielded the most fish, though 2 were caught on zippers.

The fish were hitting hard, but rarely more than once. I missed a whole bunch just from laziness. I was rather relaxed and didn't feel like staying alert all night. I also found an area that was seriously holding, but I had to fight the current constantly. So I left that area (after pulling 3 spotties) in favor of less effort. The Shelter Express was running at about 3/4 warp speed, so drifts were quick but productive. I worked the slack areas around the Navy point for a while and then worked my way back to the launch area. I circled around there for a while, but it was slower than we've had there lately.

Most exciting part of the night came after a large tug, pulling a giant barge, passed by. I could here the wake coming for a couple minutes before it finaly hit. It actually was better than I had anticipated, but I was lucky too. There were only 3 waves, and I rolled between high spots, thus staying dry. It probably would've washed across the whole tube if I hadn't been so lucky. Biggest wake I've ever had to go over. Good way to keep the heart going though.

Be back there again tomorrow,
Amish Ed
You Can't Catch it again if it's Dead!
Amish Ed
You Can't Catch it again if
it's Dead!