10-1-2009 Thr
Day 166-199 to go
4:15PM - 5:00PM

Weather: SE14 G25, fog, rain, mist, 52°, 29.67 falling

Water conditions: 4.71’ steady, 10.3 kcfs, °, clear

Fish caught

1. LMB 12", 4:17PM, crawler
2. Bluegill 7", 4:20PM, crawler - fed to blue heron
3. Bluegill 6", 4:29PM, crawler
4. Bluegill 5", 4:35PM, crawler - fed to blue heron
5. Bluegill 5", 4:40PM, crawler
6. Bluegill 4", 4:43PM, crawler
7. Sheep Head 14", 4:55PM, crawler

Area fished

Pool 8 - I90 rest area

Fishing Partners

None

Comments

Tonight I was fished a spot I had never fished before. The weather was just plan nasty: rain, wind and cold. From litter left from past fisherman it looked to be a very popular spot. The bluegills were fairly active tonight.
I did have an encounter with a beggar tonight. Now this was not your run of the mill hold their hand out type of beggar. It was more like hold your bill out. You see it was a blue heron, shy poke, cream shitter or whatever you would like to label it as. I first noticed this bird on the opposite shore trying to catch its own supper. It then saw me catch a few bluegills and the next thing I know it is standing about ten yards away from me batting its big eyes at me.
I deeply hooked a bluegill, so I thought what the hell, we’ll see if the bird is really looking for a hand out. I tossed the bluegill towards my new found buddy and sure enough that bird scarfed that bluegill down like it was a guppy. I did deeply hook another bluegill and that one met the same fate, shortly after the bird flew off with a full tummy of bluegills.