Richard
05-23-2006, 04:22 PM
Well, got out on the Delta today. Trolling motor stayed on the boat this time. :lol:
Tried my usual places near Piper Slough and got some rises and landed one. :)
Went to the dead end of Sand Mound Slough where the water was a little warmer. FINALLY real top water action. :D :D Lots of strikes and landed about six or seven. None worth the camera but most in the one to two pound range. Hooked one that was MUCH bigger but got early season anxious and worked it too hard and got an early release. :( If you fish the area you might catch one with a diver in its lip. As I was about to remove it the fish decided it REALLY like that fly and flipped and broke the leader right at the hook. (Keep those hook eyes clean.) :roll: They aren't hitting just every cast, I only got strikes when I put it where I was aiming. Hey, one out of ten isn't bad, is it? ;-) Really tucked in under trees and near structure. Hooked a few that I lost in the weeds, just part of the Delta experience. 8-[
So it's time to get on the water and watch them splash. =D>
Tried my usual places near Piper Slough and got some rises and landed one. :)
Went to the dead end of Sand Mound Slough where the water was a little warmer. FINALLY real top water action. :D :D Lots of strikes and landed about six or seven. None worth the camera but most in the one to two pound range. Hooked one that was MUCH bigger but got early season anxious and worked it too hard and got an early release. :( If you fish the area you might catch one with a diver in its lip. As I was about to remove it the fish decided it REALLY like that fly and flipped and broke the leader right at the hook. (Keep those hook eyes clean.) :roll: They aren't hitting just every cast, I only got strikes when I put it where I was aiming. Hey, one out of ten isn't bad, is it? ;-) Really tucked in under trees and near structure. Hooked a few that I lost in the weeds, just part of the Delta experience. 8-[
So it's time to get on the water and watch them splash. =D>