Played Hooky this Week

Hit the Columbia on a Wednesday. It was so different from a week and a half earlier. The smolt were gone (out-migrated) and there were no bass schooling and chasing bait. It felt like a completely different river. I ended up with only 18 bass with the biggest probably being 16 or 17" (I did not measure). Three times during the day I caught fish on back to back casts. Once I caught 4 in 6 casts. Other than those three moments it was a slow day overall. I also made a tactical error in trying to go upstream late in the day but the wind made fishing unpleasant so that just ended up being pedaling exercise :) Still a blast to be out on the water. I spoke with one other fellow and he had done better on size (he had two 19s and an 18) but overall it had been quite a bit slower for him as well.

I think the fish have drastically changed how they are setting up and the next trip I will have to be ready to probe deeper and more carefully. But figuring them out is what makes fishing so much fun!