10-13-2013, 09:00 AM
Well I set out to go bass fishing this morning. The bad news is, I only landed 1 bass. I had a few bites and jumped another at boat side but that was about it for the bass.... I didn&#39;t fish my usual haunts down river that I like this time of year because a large section of the river was idle speed due to the rowing races. (It was idle speed from the cargill barge ties all the way down to the olgiati bridge.)<br /><br />The good news is I caught this Flathead Cat... Cool fish. <br /><br />Caught her at the bottom of a steep drop in 28 feet of water; on a bass jig. I can see why the cat gurus enjoy chasing these river monsters. After battling this fish, I developed a better appreciation for this species. I was using pretty heavy bass gear; and this fish was in charge for 20 minutes. The fish was hooked pretty close to the rip/rap. Throughout the fight I was being dragged towards the rocks and had to use my trolling motor to slowly ease the fish back out way from the shore line. I was a bit surprised that I didn&#39;t lose the fish.<br /><br />I was flying solo today so, Thanks to the TWRA officer for snapping the photos. <br /><br />I measured the fish, length/girth was: 46&quot; X 29&quot; which equates to about 48lbs. (I did not have a scale large enough to weigh her so took the measurements)<br /><br />Flow: 20,000 cfs<br /><br />Water temp: 71<br /><br />By the way, I saw every kind of boat there is today, and a lot of each! Jon Boats, Bass boats, Pleasure boats, Law boats, Row boats, kayaks, Yachts, House boats, Pontoon boats, etc. etc.