Finally got the Golden Eagle out this morning with a good buddy on my favorite river. Caught a ton of dinks… first two casts at launch yielded enthusiastic customers…
First pic is of the first fish I’ve caught from my canoe in prolly a decade
The #2 gold Mepps on a light rod/reel setup is wonderful for these guys it’s just nuts how energetic and willing they are!!
I put the whopper plopper on my med/light rig and found a decent little smallie who wanted it, then as we approached the slack water behind the dam a largemouth.
Water is already low and clear so we saw some absolute behemoths that I’m constantly chasing, but even tiny smallies are a friggin hoot! My son in law and his buddy are way into it now too so this isn’t the end of my fun this weekend…
Love this state in the greatest nation in the history of the world!!