Fishing Forum

Hooray! I returned to the water fishing/guiding today for the first time since June 6. A disc ruptured in my neck on June 8 putting me out-of-service. emoBang I believe I can honestly say this is my longest period off the water in at least six years.<br /><br />I had postponed Scott Miller, son Ben and girlfriend Kara twice already... so today's trip was going to happen! emoAngler But I had neither the time nor inclination to do any scouting. I told Scott in advance we would be fishing with our fingers crossed. Worked out pretty good... the blues were in the mood to play. It wasn't hot and heavy, but steady enough to keep even a 9-year-old from getting bored. That's saying something.<br /><br />Lo and behold, Ben had the big fish of the day. I was actually extremely impressed with the great patience the little guy showed battling a pretty big blue (16 lbs.) on light tackle. He played the fish like an expert and Dad did the honors with the net. (Yes, since I'm "playin' hurt," I am still carrying a net. emoDoh )<br /><br />Cloud cover kept it from getting too hot until later in the day... and I wasn't hurting (too much) when I came off the water. I actually didn't fish very much myself... but the time or two I did "set a hook," I figured out I still don't need to be doing much of that.emoTskTsk <br /><br />But I was proud to once again have the honor of escorting fine folks out to sample what the Tennessee River has to offer. She is often more generous than I deserve, which means "Life is back to being good again, and getting better every day!"