Fishing - First TR of the season...

My first fishing outing on the little Fish Lk. (5 min. From the house) I
decided to honor it this year with my little bamboo rod and the new Orvis
reel.
Put the Madison in the water, tied on a size 10 Sneaky Pete (what else?)
and with hardly a zephyr of a breeze proceeded to work the reeds and lily
pads. A bluegill, followed by a sunfish, followed by another gill, things
were looking up.
Spied a nice hole in the reeds and dropped the SP in there where it was
promptly nailed by a bass, a teenager to be sure but an honest to God bass!
The little 4 wt handled him with no problem..all 11" of him. Ten minutes
later another gill followed by another bass...does it get any better than
this on a fine spring day? Geese and red-winged blackbirds serenaded me
while I enjoyed the gorgeous scenery, trees budding out and the smell of
fresh country air.
The wind picked up so I decided on one more cast before returning to the
boat launch...HA! Another bass nailed ole SP but got me caught on a lily
pad, he finally shook loose and took off for deeper water. This was a
biggun and I just couldn't do anything but go along for the ride. He
jumped once and spit the hook out...helluva way to start my season this
year! Tomorrow I'll see if a bigger rod can turn him.

Damned if I can't wait till tomorrow! Been fishing lately?

Frank Sr.