Fished Shelter yesterday from 7am-11:30. Steve was supposed to go out, but he got the flu. His friend Brian from a local yak dealer made it though. Steve showed up, dropped off some baits, then went home, deciding it wasn't worth it. It almost wasn't. It was really cold, the water felt about 55 deg. My feet were iceblocks the whole time. Air wasn't too bad, but the water was so cold I never shed my jackets. I started off with a bang, nailing a sandy that was around 5#. I then picked the rest of the day, finishing with 8 or so fish. Nothing big after the first one, one short too. Brian started very slow, I don't think he had one for the first 2 hours. Then he found his grove and ended with about 8 also, getting five in the last 1/2hr.

Mix was about 50/50 spots to sandies. No real hot color, though I think Steve's brownish one did the best. I tried something new also. I threw a brown and orange jig, with a watermelon Brush Hog trailer. I got tons of good bites, but just couldn't stick one. I think I need to trim the brush guard and use a stiffer rod if I want to use jigs from the tube. The watermelon Brush Hog did produce a couple for me by itself. In fact I hooked a real nice fish that bit the Hog. But, the hook broke just under the barb. Last week that 6 bent my hook straight as I shook it off. But, I'e never broke a hook. Would've liked to have seen that fish. Overall, slow, but not too bad. We only had a 2' tide swing resulting in almost no water moving most of the time. This is probably why they weren't eating. Will try again next weekend though. In fact with 4 days off, I might get in a few sessions. Brian?

Amish Ed