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2020 season is underway, finally!
Finally got a chance to wet a line for the first time this season. At last, a warm spring day with tolerable wind. At mid day, I decided to play hookey from work once my customer showed up to pick up his project; said he'd be there by 1:30. He finally showed up at 2:45 and by that time the wind was winding up pretty good in front of the cold front that is supposed to come through tonight. I decided I was going anyhow and was on the water about 3:30, pulled off about 6:20 in very gusty winds; I fought them the whole time. I trolled about 85% around the pond just outside the weed edges, casting a bit here and there when I had a chance and never marked a fish or had a hit. Didn't care, at least I was fishing finally. I got pushed out in to some deeper water and finally had a light strike on the 1/32 oz. roadrunner and landed my first fish of the year, a stocker trout, 10-11".
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Only problem is that he twisted the RR all up in the net and I busted off the spinner getting him unhooked and out; oh well, that jig has served me well for about 3 years.
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I tied on a 1/16 oz. road runner in it's place and 10 minutes later landed the twin to the first one:
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Tossed the lines back out again and about 20 minutes later I landed this hefty trout:
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This may be the largest trout I've landed; he was 14-15" long, very deep bodied (he completely filled my hand) and quite heavy. Probably a breeder fish that they stocked to give someone a good memory. Had the hooked lower jaw and all.
This was also the last fish of the night. I trolled around over the deeper water for a while longer and although I was marking fish (all deep, 22-24') I had no other takers so called it quits. Thankfully, I wasn't skunked; I didn't keep the trout as I don't care for them on the plate and I refuse to pay the tax to get the stamp to keep them.
All 3 came on the new setup, a BPS Micro-lite pole and a new Pflueger president 25 series. I probably should have gone UL rather than light on the pole but at 6 1/2' long it has plenty of give at the tip to have fun with whatever is on the other end.
A good time was had despite the wind and I'm hoping that my next trip won't be too far off.
