Rainy Day Fishin Trip

[Sinker]

Those of ya at th rendevous last year met Doug, my son. Well he took pity on a ol man an took daddy fishin with 'im yesterdy.....at th cracka dawn.....in th cold.......10 mph wind outa th ENE,,,,,in th flippin rain! It was like ya'd plan a trip as a gag, only we didn plan but 1 day, an knew what we was in fer! But we had a blast.

We stayed out in it til after 2. Dryed out an went back around 5 til 7.
First hitch I got 1 an Doug Threw several back an kept 3.
Second I got 4 an Doug kept enuff ta git his limit.
I got 2 around 7 or 8 back ta back. One six, one 5. Dougs were 6 am down ta bout 4. We didn keep under 4. All on R&R, usin shad. Lotsa little fellers an several gar.

[buzzard]

Sounds like good fishing!

[olhillbilly]

Ya did better'n me. Again Mud wudnt let me catch any an he got a big ol buffalo and a 3 anna half pound blue.

[gonecatfishing]

You both did better than me.

[Sinker]

I've heard several guys talkin bout catchin cats an crappie on th good days. Numbers usually low. Looks like my new raincoat was a good investment!
As usual, it appears th Corps of Engineers will be playin god with Truman Lake this spring. This backs up an screws up th rivers an creeks here in th tail-water region. A lotta work went inta makin crappie beds outa Christmas trees in good places since th dam went in. As usual they are now far too deep under water ta benefit even th crappie. Last year, or maybe th year before, th limit on bluecat was cut from 10 daily to 5 daily. Funny how th numbers were sufficient fer decades with Nature in control. I really don't see how we maintain a fishery at all with th water fluctuations we have all thru th nesting season ever year!