Castor River

[jdmidwest]

Day 3, and what a beautiful day it was. No rainouts today but had thunder. Floated a more public stream a little further west. Spring fed and the bass were still on beds here. Fishing a little slower today because of the bedding activity. All day, Smallies, Goggle eye, and Longears on beds. Pressure was heavier on this stream. Cleaned out fish and dead fish all day in the stream. This is a bait fisher stream and has several campgrounds that people fish out of. Ran into several wakers with minnow buckets trying to catch a limit. Lots of public access. We floated from the MDC access below Marquand to Trails End Camp. Water was gin clear.

Wildlife was plentiful today. We saw a buck with small antlers in velvet already. We had a Merganser and 3 ducklings in one hole which is rare for this area. I found a drowned bird of prey in one hole. I believe it was a Redtail Hawk, looked like a foot got trapped on a rock and killed him. And of course, lots of Herpie Noshoulderous hanging out in the trees. For those that have not fished with me, it is my latin name for the watersnakes.

Enjoy the pics.

[Snow Fly]

jd;

What model kayak were you using & your opinion on it?

[jdmidwest]

The front one is a Mainstream Kingfisher sit on top. Its my fishing boat, dry storage in front, big area in back for a cooler and other stuff. It comes rigged for fishing with rod holder holes, paddle clamps. Its stable and self bailing for getting out wading. I paddles a little slower that the other and is tough in a strong wind. Weighs 55 lb.

The other boat is a Wilderness System Pamlico 120 recreational kayak, the base model w/o dry storage. I duck hunt out of it. Paddles great, lots of attachment points. A little lighter and easier to carry to ponds.

[Snow Fly]

Thanks jd, been thinking about a purchase, just need to figure out what I want to do..............