The day started off not too early when my alarm woke me up at 0600. I got out of bed (after hitting snooze a couple of times), and started to get ready. Today I was fishing alone so I was not in any huge hurry so I took my time. I finally left my house about an hour later.
It was fairly cold this morning, which was evident in the amount of ice on my car windows. It was still dark as I started my journey to the river. After a quick stop at Jack for a breakfast burrito and hash browns I was on my way. After a while I started to get close to my destination.
Although it was pretty light, the sun still had not come up by the time I reached the river. I got out of the car and got geared up. I was pretty excited to try my new rod and hopefully get some browns.
I made my way to the spot I wanted to fish and began to cast. It did not take long before I got my first strike. I fought this fish for a little bit, just when I thought I had him he popped off. I resumed fishing and not long after I got another strike. I set the hook and it was fish on. I fought this fish, landed him and returned him to the river.
Then I decided to go check out another run. Just like the first run it did not take long to get a strike. I ended up LDRing this and the next guy. I ended up landing the next few, so I did not feel too bad.
I decided to go back to the run I fished when I first got there. This ended up being a good decision. The fish were on and I had what they were keying on. I had an absolute blast; these guys were a treat to catch. After a little while I decided that it was time to call it a day.
I made my way back to the car, got out of my boots and waders, and took my rod down. I did have a fun day even though I was fishing a tailwater
. I did not take a lot of pics on this trip; I hope you enjoyed the report.
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