More humble pie

[Jim Spriggs]

Al Agnew noted the other day that we can learn from failers. I agree, and I therefore tell you about my trip yesterday.  I fished 6:30-10:30 am in the  middle Meramec. I first hit the spot where I caught the pig last Sunday... and...nothing.  I then fished the transition from a bluff to a flat before a riffle at a hard left turn in the river.  I caught one off a log and two off a stump.  I thought I had discovered a pattern for the day--fish are holding tight to timber in slack water.  I fished submerged timber in slack water; I then fished lay down logs in the current; after that, I fished current seams below islands and points.  And, not another bass, though I caught one gar on a wiggle wart (picture included) and had another gar chase a Yum craw back to the boat.  

So, I continue to "struggle" to figure out the Spring. I put "" on struggle because, despite the low catch rate, I always enjoy the river.  

 

[joeD]

The best hitters in baseball, now, and Hall of Famers from the past, only reach base 3 of 10 times. A failure rate of 70%. 

Baseball isn't fishing, but it does teach us about persistence and living in the present. 

There is no humble pie in fishing. Every time we go, we win.