Hmmmmmm.................this daylight savings time takes a little getting use to...................
Since the last two weeks fishing had produced fish in the late afternoon/evening for me, I wasn't in a big hurry to get to the lake today. :o:o
Launched from home @ 9:30 and arrived at "that southern beach" @ 10:45 and was greeted by Carmen, Jimmy, a couple of Idaho boys, and ...................................SANTA !!! ;);)
Well the low-down from Carmen was that the fishing was great on Monday, good on Tuesday, and poor this morning........................sure, of course, shoulda' been there yesterday..................:mad::mad:
So, last Monday was the full moon, technically, and Carmen and Jimmy had two very good days during and after the "Big Moon". Hummmmph............figure that one out !!!!!! :mad::mad:
After suiting up and getting ready to hit the water, a fellow off to my left hooked a pretty decent fish.
After a pretty good tussle, the fish came unbuttoned right at his hand.
I yelled over at him "what did he take".
He replied, "A Cherry Bomb".
Then I asked,"Who told you about a Cherry Bomb" ?
He said, "I read about on Kiene's Fly Fishing Board"
I then asked, "What's your screen name on the board"?
He said, "Oh, I don't post. One of our club members told me to read the Pyramid Reports". Then in a split second he asked me, "Are you Bob" ?
I kinda chuckled back, "Yep that's me............. BS".
Well he came over and introduced himself as Mike, and we chatted it up for a good part of the day while fishing.
It seems that Mike was an early arrival for a "Fishout" over the next few days put on by the Santa Cruz Fly Fishing Club.........Hope I got that right Mike. ;);)
It was a pleasure to meet and fish with you today Mike. You're a good Man !!!
I'm sure we'll cross paths again in the future........somewhere.......sometime !!! :D:D
Anyhow........the fishing.............
Carmen "bugged out" early and Jimmy stayed a bit longer before packing it in too.
I landed one "rat" in the late afternoon and had two strikes that didn't connect a bit later.
I really thought the "evening bite", the last hour of light, was going to happen again..................but it never did. :(:(
So, my total for the day was 1 for 3.......................pretty pathetic...........:o:o
I guess I'll be "puttin' some redemption hurt" on the holdovers tomorrow at the local pond. :confused::confused:
For the ride home tonight..........my small thermos of "Creamy Chunky Potato Soup Loaded With Cheddar And Bacon Bits", seasoned with S&P and Tabasco to my liking !!!
Dang Cutthroats........................................ ........
Bob
