rsimms, Nickajack (Riverpark), Catfish, 5-17-2009, Harry and Derrick

[FishNews]

Harry Eades and his friend Derrick had a great trip with me last Fall and decided Sunday was the day for a return engagement. Sadly Mother Nature and TVA did all they could to make sure this trip wasn't quite as good.<br /><br />Not that it was bad.... we caught fish. However the bite was significantly slowed from Saturday... and the weather forecast didn't pan out exactly as anticipated. We fished in the rain to begin our trip... and fished in the rain to end our trip. It was a cool, blustery day on the river... and I wasn't dressed right. Brrrr!<br /><br />Fish were really scattered and finicky.... and heavy, heavy flow made fishing some of favorite spot nearly impossible. We weren't "keepin" and "countin'," but I'd guess we caught 15-20 fish. Nothing real big... I'd guess a total of 80 to 100 lbs.<br /><br />I apologized as they were departing and Derrick made me feel better when he said, "You call that a bad day?" Which means life is good and gettin' better every day.