05-12-2011, 10:06 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Albinotrout and Madfisher were boiling over with suppressed "fish-tosterone" and just hadda get in the water with some fishies. They had planned to hit Starvation but conditions there didn't look worthy of the drive and gas money for an exploratory. Might should have gone there anyhooters.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We hit the south marina at Willard about 7ish. Inlet still pouring in cold chocolate with lots of floaties. Water temp inside only 47 at launch...51 on the outside...warming to 55 by 1 PM departure.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Dragged minnows, pitched plastics and cranked cranks. Nada, zip, zilch for over an hour. A couple of "sideswiper" carp that arranged their own early departure. Yay! Lots of carp-slurpers on the calm surface early.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Had a few tentative pecks on plastics and a couple of pop and drops on the minnow. Couldn't get a hook in anything but my knuckle. Ouch. Not past the barb so no big drama.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Finally put a cookie cutter kittie in the basket about 8:30. Skunk-be-gone. Over an hour before the next one and then a couple fairly close together right about noon. Had quite a few short runners but they were inexperienced and did not know how to hang on long enough for a lip piercing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]A beautiful day on the water. Nothing more than a light breeze at any time. Plenty of sunshine and no skeeters or power squadron idjits. The midges are starting to come out now so that will be a good breakfast supplement for early anglers starting in a week or so.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Felt badly for Madfisher. He's mostly a troutaholic and was semi sorta outta his element on Willard. Tried to coach him into some action but I was having enough trouble finding any of my own. Albinotrout also smelled a bit skunkish as the two guys loaded up their toons on Kevins cool new trailer for the trip home. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But we all agreed that fishing on a nice day like today was better than...almost anything else. ALMOST.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]With a couple more warm days the water temps will jump up and the fish should get playful. I am guessing that anybody who goes up later today or tomorrow will do better than this mornings schlubs.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We hit the south marina at Willard about 7ish. Inlet still pouring in cold chocolate with lots of floaties. Water temp inside only 47 at launch...51 on the outside...warming to 55 by 1 PM departure.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Dragged minnows, pitched plastics and cranked cranks. Nada, zip, zilch for over an hour. A couple of "sideswiper" carp that arranged their own early departure. Yay! Lots of carp-slurpers on the calm surface early.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Had a few tentative pecks on plastics and a couple of pop and drops on the minnow. Couldn't get a hook in anything but my knuckle. Ouch. Not past the barb so no big drama.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Finally put a cookie cutter kittie in the basket about 8:30. Skunk-be-gone. Over an hour before the next one and then a couple fairly close together right about noon. Had quite a few short runners but they were inexperienced and did not know how to hang on long enough for a lip piercing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]A beautiful day on the water. Nothing more than a light breeze at any time. Plenty of sunshine and no skeeters or power squadron idjits. The midges are starting to come out now so that will be a good breakfast supplement for early anglers starting in a week or so.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Felt badly for Madfisher. He's mostly a troutaholic and was semi sorta outta his element on Willard. Tried to coach him into some action but I was having enough trouble finding any of my own. Albinotrout also smelled a bit skunkish as the two guys loaded up their toons on Kevins cool new trailer for the trip home. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But we all agreed that fishing on a nice day like today was better than...almost anything else. ALMOST.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]With a couple more warm days the water temps will jump up and the fish should get playful. I am guessing that anybody who goes up later today or tomorrow will do better than this mornings schlubs.[/#0000ff]
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