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Yep...the UP! And on a full moon too!
Bob and I were supposed to go perch fishing today but all of the weather forecasts showed a little wind but from the NNE. I HATE anything with an E on it when perch fishing on the western shore of the bay.
So I called an audible when I saw a slight rise forecasted for the UP. When I say slight...it was just that, slight. A few inches. Sadly, it's flat lining again.
I met Bob at POR and then he hopped in the limo and we rode to White's Ferry. Launching was pain free and we were on the water before 7:15a!
It was chilly (for me) at the start. I think it was in the low 60's and it was sunny but hazy.
The water temp pretty much stayed around 79dF.
Bob quickly took the skunk off on a buzzbait!
I followed suit about 20 minutes later.
Then we took a ride up river and I noted and area (mouth of a creek) that I wanted to fish on the way down. We always run out of time and never stop there.
Where we started was shallower that what I remember and we got temporarily stuck at one point. We moved to deeper water.
At 8:35a, Bob caught this 18.5"er that weighed in at 3 lbs!
We caught a few more as well...
The bites were not as plentiful as when George and I fished there last. But the misses were. I think I had 4-5 fish come off and Bob had a couple. But each of those misses tells us there are fish around.
At one point, I made a real nice cast to a rock and declared that a fish would be caught. Only "issue" was that Bob caught the fish and not me! Still, I called it!
Another time, I saw a couple of little smallies swimming around and I made a short pitch and was immediately attacked! It happened so fast that I had not yet released the bail,. The hook set was a little flimsy! And he jumped and got off...
The MD side, where George and I had some success was null and void today. Shallow with lots of grass. Looked like Algonkian.
We did stop at the creek on the way down and I caught a nice fatso.
Lessons learned: 1. The creek mouth and its eddy will be a great place to fish when the water cools. 2. A new to me shoreline, close to the ramp will be explored more in the future. It was full of "cobble" (as CT Campbell would say) and boulders.
At 1:15p I declared that I was starving, I got no argument form Bob and back to the ramp we went.
Retrieving was uneventful (but still stressful) because we had a plan. I pretty much powered the boat on the trailer and away we went.
The final tally was around a dozen landed smallies.
Since I couldn't talk Bob into eating at Roadhouse Jerk, we ate at the WF Grill and it was good as always!
Bob had a cheese steak and I had the chicken cheese steak.
But fear not, when we got back to get Bob's car at POR, I called the Roadhouse Jerk and ordered 8 Jamaican patties! That will tie me over for a few days!
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Great to see! Congrats on a successful day.
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Nicely done. That 18.5" was a nice little chunk
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Drove over POR and it was loaded with grass. Thought about your jet and all the work it would take to clean out the grass if you launched
Nice job on the fish Bob. Chunky for this time of the year.
Last edited by hookup (Aug-03-23 6:17AM)
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Ernie wrote:
I called the Roadhouse Jerk and ordered 8 Jamaican patties! That will tie me over for a few days!
Update: I've now had the patties for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The 4 flavors were curry chicken, jerk chicken, spinach and beef. If you ask me which I like the best, the answer is...YES!
With the river being so low, I may need to make a non fishing trip over there next week to get me some more!
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Ernie wrote:
I called the Roadhouse Jerk and ordered 8 Jamaican patties! That will tie me over for a few days!
You're such a foodie
I've now had the patties for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Just had the sausage for breakfast. Pretty awesome stuff. I add a bit more kick to it with a Thai chili powder. Also made a big pot of spaghetti sauce with the sausage.
With the river being so low, I may need to make a non fishing trip over there next week to get me some more!
Gimme a shout if you need company.
I've been working on a horse riding academy farm the past few days. Body really feels it. Those are some BIG animals. Need a break LOL
Jon boat and motor's gone now. Got space space for a jet with access to electricity.
Also found a local welder in Warrenton that does TIG.
Keeping with the theme of a foodie fishing board, found an Indian restaurant out there that has a $11.99 lunch special that's so much good food it'll put you in a food comma. Hottest curry I've ever had. Their Naan is the best ever. Never been much for Indian food but I've become a convert.
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