In a word, it was pretty slow. We fished from the airport all the way back down to the 494 access along with about a thousand other guys. I didn’t think I’d find a parking spot in the lot at the 494 access! There were boats all over the river everywhere you looked. We never had a bump and never saw anyone else catch anything either, but what a day to be on the river!
There’s still a little bit of ice coming down here and there and there was a lot of wood in the water including some big stuff so keep your eyes open. Water temp was 37 degrees and it was muddy. Pretty good flow and the level was still normal or a little of the low side.
This was the first trip using the new Cortland hi-vis line I bought from Dean and I really like the stuff. It’s very strong, the knots pull up nicely, and it’s very well behaved when it’s cold.
The boat ran great….except the trolling motor battery was almost dead. When I got home I determined that the on-board charger had failed sometime this winter and wasn’t doing it’s job. So I’m in the market for one of those.
It sure felt good to be out in the boat again even if the fish weren’t cooperating!
Rootski
