5-9-2012 Shallow water north of the bridge

[Spot77]

We made it out for about an hour last night. We knew we were pressed for time, but decided we would try to sneak in 2 hours of fishing anyway.

Left the marina around 6pm, and didn't go far. Water was FLAT, and there was a slight breeze blowing. Awfully overcast with a drop of rain here and there. Took about 40 minutes to get a small dink in the boat. Then about 10 minutes later I got a fat 22 to 24 inch fish. Let it go next to the boat.

Before I could retie my line (the braid looked a little beat up at athe end) the wind came out of NOWHERE and gusted something fierce. Waves were breaking over the bow. Where the $$^%^* did that come from and where did my flat, calm water go?? Well that put an end to our light tackle fun.

Oh well, at least I got back out on the water for a bit.

[drichitt]

That suxs. Sometimes mother nature has a mind of her own. Glad you got out for a short while....Don

[Rivercat09]

Glad that you got some pullage, but sometimes it's "that time of the month" for mother nature, and she can become a real b*tch in an instant.

[Skip]

That wind was no joke - thought you had wrong day when you said it was calm Weds evening.

It hit fast - glad you got back OK.

[Spot77]

Originally Posted by Skip

That wind was no joke - thought you had wrong day when you said it was calm Weds evening.

It hit fast - glad you got back OK.

Yeah, I just skimmed over your report....looks like you pulled out just before the SHTF. Had we been further out, we might have been a little concerned, but that Shamrock is a tough, sturdy boat and we only needed about 3 minutes to get into some sheltered water.

And besides....we caught two fish, so who cares about the weather?