With it being Father’s Day, I figured the boat launches would be a circus, so I left the boat at home and got out on the river to do some wading.
The water was surprisingly low and crystal clear. The fish had repositioned from where they were earlier in the week.
So far this year, I’ve been catching a lot of smaller fish which are still fun in the strong current and a light drop shot rod, and today was more of the same, except for the one that got away… of course!
I covered about a quarter of a mile upstream today and caught a few on top water, but most came on a soft plastic jerkbait working my way back down river.

I did hook one very large smallmouth that fought like a beast and jumped twice, but unfortunately, on the 2nd jump she threw my bait back at me which was a heart breaker, but part of the game.

I ended up with about a dozen smallies and one schoolie striper for my efforts.

It was peaceful watching the ospreys and the waterfowl and great exercise too. It’s always fun fighting these scrappers in the strong current.