willard 3-24-06

[trollinfool]

It sounds like friday was a bust for pretty much everyone. After loading up the boat for its maiden voyage 06', stopping and picking up brats and chips to cook up for lunch, and that final quick run into smith and eddies to load up on all the wally rigs and crankbaits that have been swallowed by the snagmonster, we headed to the north marina. I ran in and picked up my annual day pass (worth it!), and we headed to the launch. This is when we (as getting boat ready to launch) realize that in all my double checking for my fishing gear and food and little bbq grill and.... i had left all the lifejackets hanging on the wall in the garage![unsure] Well this being the first sign of how the day may go i decided it was worth it to run back to O-town get the lifejackets and head back out to the south marina, being we intended to be on the water around tenish, after all our disorganization and forgetfulness, we hit the water at 12 and started trolling down the east dyke towards the feedlot, i had one bit hit down just past the feedlot that got my drag going for a secend then gone! Now the fact that i got a nice hit in the first 20 mins out got all our hopes up, fual on the fire so to speak, though that would start to dwindle down after trolling out by the island then to the light pole, talking to a couple other bots who were just as skunk smelling as my partners and I. We headed to the southwest corner and followed it around to the marina again, nothing else, nada, zip..But what a goods time[], the boat ran great, the water was mostly so nice and glassy, only one boat dragin a skier and they actually seemed to be watching out for the little boats, and staying away from them[], It was much better than sitting inside, watching t.v. and letting the cabin fever set in anymore.
Couple more weeks hopfully it really start to pick up on the catchin out there, because evertime you go the fishin is fine!