October 16 Report

[Mark]

Our annual fall float/fishing trip was this past weekend. The water was low and clear. The weather was ideal - mid 70s and sunny. A few leaves were starting to fall on the water.

A couple of guys came down a day early and floated the Blue Ribbon Area. One of them caught a 22" hog on a white rooster tail. His partner caught a few in the 15" range. They had to bust tail to get to Turner by 2:30 for the takeout.

Five of us floated with one canoe and one jet boat on Saturday from Turner to Whitten. Fishing was a little more difficult but the usual holes around bends produced the usual results with a fish or two out of each hole.

I was surprised by the amount of canoe traffic for this time of year. We ran across a bachelor party from Cape, and a group of Amish boys who were fascinated with the jet boat. There were several other groups of 4-8 people throughout the day. We all must have started at about the same time as we all seemed to hopscotch each other all day. Fortunately, there was no other jet boats on the river.

Peaceful day, beautiful scenery as the trees were just starting to change, enough good fishing to keep us interested, and a great way to spend a fall day. Our fall trip is always one of the best times of the year.