JerryInLodi
10-09-2006, 09:21 AM
Last Monday was probably one of the best fishing days of my life. Things can change quickly.
By Wednesday the school I had found on Monday had spread out from just one huge pod of ravenous fish to about 500 yards of fish spread out along the slough I was fishing.
By Saturday they had spread out over a quarter mile.
Sunday we chased the fish for over a mile down the slough on a rapidly falling tide.
As the weather improved during the week, the fishing seemed to get tougher. Sunday was so warm that we broke into a sweat about 1pm and decided to call it a day with only five fish landed between an old friend and I, the largest a measily 1 pound 9 oz.
Yeah, I know, that's why they call it fishin' and not catchin'.
By the way, the giant chartreuse woolly bugger was responsible for all my fish and seemed to stand up to a tried and true clouser as far as a strike attractor. One benefit, I did catch LMB with it while the clouser only drew stripers.
By Wednesday the school I had found on Monday had spread out from just one huge pod of ravenous fish to about 500 yards of fish spread out along the slough I was fishing.
By Saturday they had spread out over a quarter mile.
Sunday we chased the fish for over a mile down the slough on a rapidly falling tide.
As the weather improved during the week, the fishing seemed to get tougher. Sunday was so warm that we broke into a sweat about 1pm and decided to call it a day with only five fish landed between an old friend and I, the largest a measily 1 pound 9 oz.
Yeah, I know, that's why they call it fishin' and not catchin'.
By the way, the giant chartreuse woolly bugger was responsible for all my fish and seemed to stand up to a tried and true clouser as far as a strike attractor. One benefit, I did catch LMB with it while the clouser only drew stripers.