I caught my first fish of 2009 tonight. Unfortunately, I left my camera at home so there’s no proof. You’ll just have to take my word for it. A fisherman would never tell an untruth anyway, especially when it comes to reporting a catch. Would he? 
Well, it wasn’t much of a fish, but a 10" bass to start the year off isn’t all bad.
Jeff
Hey Jeff!
Good for your! This warm weathers been making me antsy about getting out too! You picked a good day to go. Form what I’ve seen of the forecast it’s down hill for a couple of day but we’re not going into the deep freeze. Temps in the low to mid 40’s through Saturday.
In regards to the camera. I have sympathy for the position you find yourself in. I came back from a trip to BV last February and told my wife I had caught a nice 22" Brown but that I’d forgotten the camera. With out batting an eye she said “without a picture, it’s just a story”. I was certainly feeling the love that day.
Since I know you and know you’d never be anything but honest and forth right, I’ve got no problem with your word on this one (just don’t ask my wife!).
Best regards!
When I got home, my son, Daniel, had one of his buddies over. Daniel asked to see the picture. I told him I left the camera at home. He and his buddie just looked at each other and neither said a word. I think “fish story” was what they were both thinking.
For the record, I’ve seen you fish at Brookville and I don’t doubt the 22 inch brown a bit. Really, I don’t.
Jeff
This was my first fish of the season, only one bite and this was it.
Hey - congrats - glad to see things getting started around the country.
Hey, Hidehunter – you took the words straight from my mind. We had a 40 degree day today ? two days after a two day white-out blizzard with -20 degree windchills. Someone said +60 degree weather next week. Bring it on! JW
First warmwater fish of 2009 for me: River Smallies!
My first fish here in So. Cal in Puddingstone, he put up a fight but i got him. I just hope I find his parents this weekend.
DarrinG - nice smallie! Where in NC are you at? My local river is sky high and mud soup!
Spruce Pine.
Congrats!
Although I’d been out fly-fishing open water a half-dozen times in the past month or so, I hadn’t so much as seen a fish until today. I finally managed to get a bluegill and a bass during my lunch hour today. Missed a few other hits, I think.
It had been 49 days since I’d last caught a fish (and that was ice-fishing), not that I was counting.
Nice looking bass!
I got out for a little three day fishing fest last weekend and got my first three fish for the season; two small wipers or white bass (didn’t look at them too closely) and a decent sized crappie.
Although I didn’t catch much it just felt so good to be out fly casting again. I have high hopes this will be my best season yet.
Yesterday, I was very happy to land several gills on a fly that I recently desiged.
Since my heart attack, I enjoy the little things more than ever.
Ed
