Late Report-Big M To Roaring River 4/14

[fishermedic]

Sorry for the late report, been busy. My wife and 20 yr. old son and I launched at Big M on Wed. late morning, and fished the Rock Creek to Roaring river area from 11am-4pm. Each of us caught 4 or 5 LM, all shorts, but i did boat a 20" Walleye in about 12' fow, off the first big channel bend inside rock creek, with a 1/2 ounce jig and craw. Wasn't expecting that one! The wife and son both caught a 14.5" LM near the same area, in the rocks on watermelon seed big critter craws. Saw a bunch of used up spawning beds in the back of a small cove up Roaring river, and caught part of the shorts near the middle of that same cove, on 1/8 oz. shakey heads and finnese worms in 8-10 Fow. Mid afternoon, my wife had a 2 1/2 pound LM way up Roaring river that shook off right at the boat as she got ready to hoist it. Darn! If she would set that hook like a man, she'd get them puppies in the boat! She is a pretty good fisherman, but loves wade fishing and canoeing the ozark creeks more than boating the lakes. I get her to go with me maybe once or twice a month during the warm weather months, but that's about all she can handle. Says she doesn't catch enough fish-I guess she doesn't have that "I love the CHALLENGE of lake fishing" attitude like alot of us! I can say I am grateful she likes the outdoors though, so I think she may be a keeper! Almost 27 years of marriage and six kids ought to qualify her for the Grand Keeper prize! All in all, a little slow for us, but any day on the water is better than the best day at work!

[tunchi]