nc easter bass fishing

went to mattamuskeet for the easter weekend. it was a most unusual trip.
on saturday with wind gusts at 25 mph, i got caught in a snow flurry.
weird, weird weather. about as normal in april in hyde county as a
rainshower of frogs. as you'd guess, the bass bite was off.

on sunday, figuring the bass fishing wouldn't be worthwhile, i decided
to venture into the juniper bay marsh creeks in the morning. still cold
and windy, but sunny. caught a nice 15-16 inch flounder, but it bit me
as i was unhooking it and i suffered a gashed and bloodied my
thumb...hmmm. so, on the way back to pecan grove landing, i thought i'd
pull the boat to the bank and check out a canal in the refuge that i'd
noticed on previous trips. it was muddied up, but pulling a spinnerbait
along the bank yielded several bass...one a nice 3-4 pounder... well,
heck, this might turn out ok after all. then, about a quarter mile down
the canal, while concentrating on my short casts along the bank i was
walking, intent on the water, an unusual smell. sniff, sniff...hey,
what the fu**? yikes!! i almost walked into an... well, last 2 photos
tell the story. a memorable easter. hope y'all had a good holiday
weekend as well. (photos follow)

jeff