A few smallies and a bonus striper before work 7/18

I hit the river before work this morning, I haven’t been out in several days, sick with a summer head cold or the Rona.
Humid, cloudy and scattered showers were great conditions.

The water was extremely low so I waded out to the channel edge and worked upstream.
Caught 3 decent smallies for my efforts on a whopper plopper 90, plus a small schoolie striper. Top water blow ups just never get old!

I switched up to a green pumpkin ned rig on the way back and bounced it down in the current.
This produced 7 rat smallies, but nothing over 12”.
On the way out I took a digger on a slippery rock and smashed my knee into it, so I decided to call it before it stiffened up.
I’m fine, just sore.

Holy cow Jon. That's a long way to fall. Be like me falling off a step ladder. LOL Got some fish anyway.

Good way to get some early action, that Striper must have been fun.

Looks like a cormorant or a heron got that first one a couple years ago . Amazing how they heal up .

Thats a great way to start the morning….minus the slippery rock.

Way to go once again Jon!

Super outing except for the fall. You are using a walking staff, right? Good sized fish for a river, even one the size
of the Ct. River.

Yes I always have my wading staff with me Buck. This rock was a snot covered flat top that put me down. It was only 2 feet deep so not terrible, but the knee doesn’t like me too well tonight.

Sorry about the fall and the head cold. My wife and I have it as well. Good fish.

Jon,

Nice trip. Great to see a striper still hanging around. Catching it on a whopper plopper had to be great. Snot covered rocks stink on ice.
Glad you are OK.

MikeV

Jon
good one- congrats.
I hope you are wearing felt soles and even better if you have felt with cleats or korkers.highly recommended.
I also Use a wading staff. Makes a world of difference.
I wade that river too- there are plenty of slick ledges and spots.
That river grass is a pain in the summer but the smallies hang on it.
All of the above is standard mode of operation on the Hous which is also a bitch to wade in certain areas.


Congrats- take care of that knee.