After reading Terry Kelly’s recent report, I decided it was time to get on the water a few times.

I talked Terry into giving me a hand, and we spent last Thursday chasing the elusive black mouth. We almost immediately had a double on, both undersized. Little did we know that undersized double would be the high point of the day. I personally donated 3 flashers and lures to the area, doing a very effective job of finding the bottom. Then I followed that up by hooking a nice fish, only to have the line part! Terry and I were laughing about “conversations with Dad” at moments like that. Yes Dad, I did screw that up!!! Very humbling day!

Friday and Saturday, I talked Martin Antrim into return trips. While I stopped donating gear, fishing was less than stellar. We did manage one keeper, perhaps five pounds on Friday, followed by zero on Saturday.

All in all, not much to show for three days of dragging hardware, but it felt fabulous to be on the water fishing again. There were far fewer boats out than I expected, which would suggest perhaps they will leave it open through month end.

If you get a chance, give it a try. You can’t do any worse than I did, and you might hook up some of the brand new gear I donated.

Good Luck, Bob Dean