June 8

[moodyfour]

Took my yearly trip on the Jack’s Fork with my dad.  Took my 13 year old on his first excursion on Jacks!  Was a beautiful day and the river was perfect!  Numbers were not as high as normal, but size of fish caught was fantastic. I caught a 2 lb smallie and on my sons next cast he caught a solid 1.5 lb smallie.  Caught several between a pond to pound  and a half throughout the day. My son lost at least a 2 pounder at the boat and I lost what would have been my personal best smallmouth that I know was 3+. Very disappointing to see her jump and spit my plastic worm at me. Overall it was a great day and my son is ready to go again. Having my father with us just makes it even more special. We have floated the river since I was old enough to go and he still won’t let me run the canoe, even if it means he doesn’t get to fish as much as I do!  
As I look at the river levels today after the big rain we sure are glad we went yesterday. 

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[snagged in outlet 3]

That looks like a great time!   I wish I was there too.  

[steve l]

What stretch did you float?

[darbwa]

Looks like fun!  My dad brought me to the river when I was a kid and it was almost as much fun as bringing my son now!  Can’t wait for our next trip!

I am a poor judge of the weight of a fish.  I just measure the length and on the occasion that I catch a real hog, I will try to measure the circumference so I can make a guess at the weight.

[moodyfour]

Above Bay creek is where we floated. I always have a scale and never have a tape so I always have the weight and have to guess length. Lol.