Drumroll Please

[Don]

Those who know me know that I fish alot. To date, I haven't been in exactly two months. You know; job, kids, chores, floods, etc. I'm going nuts after this long drought. Well, the van is loaded for a camp trip. I'll hit somewhere on Stockton tomorrow afternoon after my daughter's soccer game. I don't know where and I really don't care, just as long as I get to go. I'll be conducting the maiden voyage of my new pontoon drift boat and I will be flyfishing for white bass for the first time. Wish me luck folks and the feeling is likewise for others who get to go. I hope to follow up with a good report.

Don May

[Quillback]

Good luck!

[Don]

Camp good.....Fish bad.

Camped at Orleans Trail. I was the only one in B loop. I listened to NCAA games around the fire. It felt great to get out for a change. Didn't fish there because of boat problems and when I was ready, there were two boats in the area I wanted to fish. Fished masters 2 hours Sunday - nothing. Went to Taylor and looked around at the flooded water, then went home.

Don

[Flysmallie]

Well at least you got out and had a chance to sit by the fire. I love just sitting around the campfire at night.

So how was the maiden voyage of the pontoon?

[Don]

The only way to haul it around was on top of my van. They roll up the sidewalks early Sat night in Stockton. I bought some straps at a marine shop the next day. I got a good workout paddling in the wind, but the boat did well. Apparently I didn't bolt the seat back tight and the bolts shook out on the way home, so I need new pins/bolts for the seat back. Oh well, lessons learned. I'm now ready to float some rivers once the waters settle down.

Don