03-16-2021, 11:03 PM
I'm just amazed and almost embarrassed to post my first 2 days on the river. The water is so cold and it is so far away from when the cats get really active, (or so I thought). But these fish hit like champs and fought extremely well.
Yesterday 3/15. 4 bites, 4 fish caught. including a 30" beautiful cat. I was floored to catch such a great fish right out of the gate.
Today 3/16. 1 bite, 1 fish caught. When I hooked it and it started to pull, I thought "it feels bigger than yesterday's fish". When it started taking big runs of pulling drag on the 20 lb test, I knew it was big. When I netted and subsequently measured the fish I knew it was special. Just over 32" long. I still don't have my scale with me, it is in my ice fishing stuff. So no weight, but still just amazed at the quality of fish.
![[Image: 30-inch-3-15.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/g4SKLFf/30-inch-3-15.jpg)
![[Image: 32-inch-3-16.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/CsvGy7v/32-inch-3-16.jpg)
![[Image: 20210316-152612.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/7k2nVp3/20210316-152612.jpg)
![[Image: 20210316-152612-1.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/nLVsJVy/20210316-152612-1.jpg)
Yesterday 3/15. 4 bites, 4 fish caught. including a 30" beautiful cat. I was floored to catch such a great fish right out of the gate.
Today 3/16. 1 bite, 1 fish caught. When I hooked it and it started to pull, I thought "it feels bigger than yesterday's fish". When it started taking big runs of pulling drag on the 20 lb test, I knew it was big. When I netted and subsequently measured the fish I knew it was special. Just over 32" long. I still don't have my scale with me, it is in my ice fishing stuff. So no weight, but still just amazed at the quality of fish.