It had been nearly three months since my paddle pushed through the water. The forced hiatus, which may have allowed me to focus on many "grown-up" things, still felt like an eternity.
Jeff Lockhart and I met Drew Camp and his dad, Chip, in their neck of the woods in search of bass and pickerel. Even though it was wet and chilly, a perma-grin remained plastered on my face as I felt my kayak glide. And my cheeks didn't get any rest for awhile because my first fish of the day was a trophy pickerel.
Afterwards, we caught several more pickerel but the bass were tough to come by. I had a few little ones but that was it. My best luck came on a spinnerbait, husky jerk, and square bill.
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| Bass Dorsal |
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| Pickerel eye markings and gill plate |
'Til next time, hope you all get on the water, and hopefully it won't be too long before I get out too.
You're one fishy dude. Back on the water and BOOM, trophy fish. Probably just good karma coming back your way, I think it knows how much time away from the water gets to us anglers. The pickerel's definitely one to be proud of, congrats!
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr. Troutrageous. Very kind of you.
DeleteGlad you finally got a chance to get back on the water again. Not only so, but, BOOM--trophy pickerel! Well done, and I hope it's not NEAR as long until your next sortie!
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe. Fingers crossed.
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