bear of a day...

went to one of my favorite salty trout creeks this morning. uneventful
launch, headed out into the creek...first thing on entering the main
creek looked like a piling out in the middle, but it was making a wake
across the normal current. turned out to be a bear - a big one -
swimming across campbell creek. i followed him/her across the creek and
watched him/her scurry out of the water into the woods. pretty neat
start to the day. caught a few fish - speckled trout, flounder, and
blue fish - but, as i was heading out to a favorite spot in the sound,
my motor quit on me in the mouth of jones bay. ended the day beating
back into the wind about 5 miles using the trolling motor...it was a
pleasant afternoon for a slow boat ride back to hobucken, where i met a
lost soul from pennsylvania who corraled his friend to give me a ride to
get my truck...bummer, but, the bear sighting made it a splendid day.
pictures on abpf.

jeff