Michigan's trout opener

[davetclown]

yep, as many of you know michigan had its trout opener last saturday,

of corse it wouldnt be complete if we didnt have a floor show, and bouy howdy did we have one...

trout were hittin slow to midland,

weather was one of the nicest I had seen in years, no skeeters, but the white flies were a swarmin in our faces.

I managed one rainbow about 15 inches. "sory no pic" I did get a pic of the guys

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[left]By monday the carp had moved in to the river to scarf up on all that corn off the cob.
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[left]I went back again today, temps turning south, today I decided I wanted to use a cane pole.. I did tie in to one about 20 inches, got a good look at him for I lost him.. LOL.. dont let any one kid you, trout fishing with a cane pole aint as easy as it looks...
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[left]I was usin a 20 footer, manufactured type not grown, havent seen a grown one since my grampa's days. he used to have his 20 footers hanging a side of his fishing cottage.
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[left]I wasnt sure that the cane pole would sencitive enuff to feal those light tapps of a trout, My wories were all gone when I caught me one of them funky river perch.
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[jigs]

good report, i wish our small streams were open now but you would have to snow shoe into them still. great perch perfect size for a fish stick.
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[davetclown]

remind me not to come over to your house for fish sticks... [:p]

It would take 5 of these river perch minnows heads and all to make one fish stick. [laugh]

our last day for snow on the ground was one week ago today in south east michigan.
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