Picture Perfect

[Onslow]

Priorities matter.  Had to feed the bird before adventuring.  Fresh cooked Arkansas Black apples from the yard, and scratch made blueberry pancakes from berries grown at home.


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Queen Elizabeth rose keeping up appearances

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The Dainty Bess is about to put on a show as well.

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I've been wanting to float this segment for many moons. I finally have two vehicles that will canoe carry, and with my son being a loyal float companion, things can happen.  Work is cooperating this Fall, and I jumped on the opportunity.

After dropping off a vehicle at the takeout,  we arrived at the put in only to find this. WTF.

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This car reeks of the hard core river bassers that once frequented the now defunct Riverbassin forum.   Was this their take out ride, or put in ride?

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Plucked a couple smallie punes early on, then caught this Kentucky Spot

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Things justed died after the first thirty minutes.  I didn't even get a hit at one of the glory holes that is generous.

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At the half way point where the second leg of the trip started, I caught up with the boaters that I suspected were low holing me.  It was none other then Tread(Eric) and Mookie (Brett) from Riverbassin. I haven't seem them boys in about 11 years. Brett was fishing, but I did chat with Eric for a bit. We discussed the woes of the lower New.  Eric mentioned a situation about 5-6 years ago when the New experienced a very high water even after some of the thickest icing in recent memory.  This turned the the river into an ice/slush grinder. Perhaps Eric may be on to something.

The fishing continued to suck although I wasn't wholly dispirited, this due to the colorful environs, and perfect weather. I was considering throttling it back to the truck around 3:45 when I had a high impact pull on the other end of the line.  Missed the strike. Had several more. I switched rods, and started tossing a #2 bugger.  This largely took care of the hooking problem. The last order of intruder I bought have crappy circle hooks.  If I'd had a brain, I would've put the phone away at this point, and focused on catching fish.  The bite was hot.  A fish for every 3-10 casts.  Lost one about 3 pounds. I also lost about 10 minutes unsnarling the net/fishing line/streamer from one of the fish.  In thirty minutes, things started dying down.  I've never seen this river be so dead, then get this hot.

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Citation Kentucky Spot

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Called it a wrap at 4:45. I was satisfied, and mighty pleased at what I saw in regarding the quantity of fish being present here.

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[itieuglyflies]

Super breakfast,beautiful roses,great scenery and good fish and with your son........go Ken.

[Woolly Bugger]

  — good stuff Ken

[Dee-Vo]

Oh, them boys are going to get aggravated that you fished/mentioned/looked at any river in the state since they overlook/own/manage them all.     

Hell of a day there, Kenneth. Rock on. 

[Onslow]

Oh, them boys are going to get aggravated that you fished/mentioned/looked at any river in the state since they overlook/own/manage them all.     

Hell of a day there, Kenneth. Rock on. 

I SpongeBob'd Tread

[Phil]

Durn good stuff right there, Mr. Ken. 

[Stone-Man]

Agree,  nice pictures and some damn nice bassums

  Stone-Man