2/24/21. First Day Back

[Bill Babler]

Not suppose to be by myself yet, but I just had to push the envelope. Knee did fine. 

Fished from 10 to 12:30 and that pretty much wrung me out with loading and unloading the boat. 

Launched downtown so I would not have to push the knee up Cooper Creek ramp. Surface temp at the ramp 43.7

Moved up to the high line above Monkey and drifted a power worm 10' under the indicator thru the island, twice. Caught 6 each pass but man were they silver bullets. 

Saw several guys flinging hardware and they were catching the same fish. 

Moved to the flat below Cooper and drifted the Derrick hole one pass. Caught 4 more of the same. They pretty much look like a silver test tube. Seem to be hungry and willing to attack however. 

Went into the restricted zone up to Andy's and drifted to Fall Creek with a white mega worm 10' under the float with 2 BB'S. Caught 4 nice ones. 

Saw Chuck up there with 2 clients and they were fly rodding. Looked to be hooked up about every cast

Lots of silver and white chunks drifting in the water up there. Most the size of a pencil eraser I'm thinking ground up shad but don't know. Lots of big schools of suckers too. Always amazed at how early they start pushing up. 

Becky said she would love 1 trout each for dinner so I motored back down to the Short Creek ramp and picked up the power worm. Still 10' and 2 BB'S deep. Caught 4 really nice 13/14 inchers between there and Trout Hollow. Kept her 2 dinner fish

Really super couple of hours since I had not been on the pond since November.

Got trips coming in March so I'm going to keep going and working up my stamina. Really happy with the catching today

Good Luck

[Travis Swift]

Glad your back and feeling good Bill.  Hope you have a great spring season

[gabe]

Great to hear you are back in the saddle!  Stay safe. 

[Quillback]

Good stuff, that's pretty good to get out on the water a month after your surgery.