Fished with my wife and kids again today after work since the weather was so gorgeous. Started pretty good on one of my proven spawning areas with 6 keepers on our first 6 casts, with my wife catching the big fish of the night right off the bat.

Sissy wanted to spider rig so we spent about an hour rigging a couple of our favorite spots. She did great, catching about 5 or 6 fish. I had a double on the same rod at one point and she thought that was awesome. (So did I!)

I finished the night casting to a couple other shallow spots and was still catching keepers when we had to leave. The bite is really good right now but this cold snap will surely put a damper on the progress. Water temp was 57-58 when we left and pretty muddy on the lower end. Up river has fantastic color.

I cleaned 13 tonight and had several others around 9 1/2" that we threw back. It was a great night on the water and I think the kids had fun. I can vividly remember the times my Grandpa and Dad took us fishing and I can only hope these memories mean as much to my kids when they get older as my memories do to me.

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