Last Friday's fishing report

I retired from work last Thursday (!), so I took the kayak to my favorite lake Friday. Got a late start because I slept in (since I could get away with it). On the water by 7:30. The Duke women's rowing team ended practice about the time I got going. The river section was still stained from last week's rains, though visibility was better mid-lake. I was more than a mile from the boathouse before I got my first crappie. The bite was slow and the fish ran small, so I don't have any bragging pictures to share. Pulling crankbaits and drifting with jigs were the only ways I could coax srikes. I fished 8 hours and boated 17 crappie & 7 junior bass. The biggest crappie was a lone white crappie ~ a pound, while none of the black crappie were over 10 inches. Total distance paddled was just over 9 miles. Still had a fun day on the water and it beat working in a big way. I haven't decided where I'm going tomorrow or Friday yet. Hopefully I'll have some pictures to share next time.

Jim

Congrats on retirement!! Just think of all the time you have to fish now. Sure beats work.

Congrats on your retirement. That's a lot of miles paddled! I have done that a few times with my pedal drive and it's not easy. Glad you caught some fish - are you talking Falls or other Triangle lake? I am excited to get back on Falls real soon - summer was very slow for me, tried cranks for first time without a lot of success.