Islander
Life of the Party
With the past several days of on and off rain I was glad to see bright blue skies this morning. I checked the forecast and it was supposed to be fine up until around 1-2pm, so I decided to enjoy the morning on the water. East Newton is my usual “short trip” lake but the rivers here lately have been running the way I prefer my women, fast & dark. So, to avoid sharing a lake half the size of Lone with a bunch of river rafts and drift boats I opted for a hike in, C&R lake about 40 minutes north of town. The drive in was nice, with spotting of antelope, deer and even a prairie dog. I arrived at the parking area around 9, packed up the Cruzer and headed down the short trail of about a quarter mile. Pretty much had the place to myself with only one other tuber at the west end and later saw two folks fishing from shore. My experience on this lake has always been a quality over quantity situation and this morning was no different. I was able to get six in the net and one O&O in my four hours, but they were all nice fish. They went from 18-22 in the measure net and some had a pretty good girth also. The largest one actually came out of the water twice and landed with a loud splash on it’s side like a whale breaching, fun stuff! I made it back into town just as the clouds rolled in and I could see the rain coming down in the foothills.
This one had shoulders.
Getting this one oxygenated before he gave me the “F’you tail splash.
The smallest of the day, but he took me for a “sit & spin”.
This one had shoulders.
Getting this one oxygenated before he gave me the “F’you tail splash.
The smallest of the day, but he took me for a “sit & spin”.
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