05-12-2006, 10:28 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Hit Lincoln Beach at 6:30 AM. TubeBabe hooked the first cat at 6:45. It was a 5# healthy male. Jinx. She only caught one more small channel about 2.5#.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I caught 4, from 3.3# to a 25" that weighed 6.5#. Had a another 3.3# and a 5 pound in the mix too...as well as a silly bullhead that smacked a plastic I was tossing for walleyes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water temp was a cool 58 at launch, but warmed to 63 before we left just after noon. It was even warmer in the back shallows and carp were rolling like crazy, right up on the bank. Should brung a bow.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The fish were touchy today. We both missed a lot of bites and had several poorly hooked fish get off. Still, not too bad.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I had some help from DWR. They had set some survey nets right where I wanted to fish, at the mouth of Benjamin Slough. Just as I was getting into some cats, a few yards away, they came roaring in with their boat and proceeded to bang around enough to spook every fish within a mile. Game over.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I watched as they carefully released walleyes and cats and then gave a hefty heave ho to the carpinskis. Good show.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We couldn't have asked for a nicer morning. Glass most of the morning. After a light north breeze came up, however, we couldn't buy another bite. Headed in at noon and gave the fish cleaning station a good workout.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Attaching a pic of the high water off the first spring. No shore access there. But, the calm green warming water looks good for the weekend. Go for it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I caught 4, from 3.3# to a 25" that weighed 6.5#. Had a another 3.3# and a 5 pound in the mix too...as well as a silly bullhead that smacked a plastic I was tossing for walleyes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water temp was a cool 58 at launch, but warmed to 63 before we left just after noon. It was even warmer in the back shallows and carp were rolling like crazy, right up on the bank. Should brung a bow.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The fish were touchy today. We both missed a lot of bites and had several poorly hooked fish get off. Still, not too bad.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I had some help from DWR. They had set some survey nets right where I wanted to fish, at the mouth of Benjamin Slough. Just as I was getting into some cats, a few yards away, they came roaring in with their boat and proceeded to bang around enough to spook every fish within a mile. Game over.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I watched as they carefully released walleyes and cats and then gave a hefty heave ho to the carpinskis. Good show.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]We couldn't have asked for a nicer morning. Glass most of the morning. After a light north breeze came up, however, we couldn't buy another bite. Headed in at noon and gave the fish cleaning station a good workout.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Attaching a pic of the high water off the first spring. No shore access there. But, the calm green warming water looks good for the weekend. Go for it.[/#0000ff]
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