11-04-2012, 08:42 PM
I know it was stupid to go fishen on the first day of the pheasant hunt, but I got to take the shotgun and the poles so it was all good... Didn't have a real hunt'en dog, so decided fishen would be my best bet, plus I could release them and get out of the cleaning detail... Anyway after way too much BSing at the launch I finally got to my spot about 10:30 ish, got to the dock about 8:00... and luckily there was still a couple fish to be caught, I started off with a 11 ish inch smallie and then met a 15 inch Walleye right under the boat... Then after a bunch of boats going by and a few other BS sessions I tied into one that I thought was a good walleye, I was using a yellow jig on the bottom and so I thought I found what I'd been dreaming of... I was wrong, it was a heck of a fight peeling line off my heavy king salmon rod, I was getting pretty excited and it turned out to be my best of species of the year, a 24 inch 5 lb channel cat... It was a really pretty fish no scars of marks and 47 degree water I almost took that one home to eat, but decided it would make more kittens if I left it, so I did... Anyway then I finished up with a 12 inch smallie and should have called it a day, but I stayed for a couple fruitless hours more... Fun day did see 3 roosters fly by but not close enough to waste powder on... Later J
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