Steve & I took advantage of the first warm weekend day in just about forever, and got out on the Housy. The weathermen were talking about a lot of wind, but to be honest, it never really got all that windy.
And finally, the fish started biting again. The water temp was up above 33 degrees for the first time in at least a month — maybe six weeks. And the fish really responded. Most of our fish came from 8 to 12 feet of water, and a lot of them came very high in the water column, too. We boated 135 between us, once we stopped fishing for the deeper suspended fish we haven’t been having any luck with all winter, and got on some biters in shallower water.
We probably had a half-dozen keepers in the mix, with the best one being about 30 inches. But at least half our fish were in the 23 to 26 inch range, and no more than 3 or 4 were real runts. A good bite was definitely a long time coming this year, and it sure was great to get on it. I don’t much care for those smiley graphics that seem to litter some message boards, but if I did, I’d probably put a whole bunch of ‘em in today’s post. It was a very satisfying day out there today.
I figure I caught more than you because I was on the phone with my mother for at least 30 minutes and you had the opertunity to catch while I was talking – so those fish you caught during that time do not count.
steve
You caught fish while you were on the phone with Jeff, so being on the phone isn’t an excuse for not catching them. Man up and admit you got beat, even if it was by the slimmest possible margin. Then again, you did have the biggest one.