Took my boat out onto the local river this last weekend. The water temp is 35.7 degrees so the walleyes are not real active yet. Saturday the river water was still very clear, so I brought my underwater camera along hoping to check out a few wintering holes. I lowered the camera head down in several different locations but never saw any fish of any species. I was however, able to confirm what I already knew about the bottom content.
I went back out on Sunday too but the river had come up 6 inches and turned brown and cloudy with quite a bit of debris and leaves flowing in the water. Too muddy to use the camera. I ended up pitching a jig in a creek that emptied into the main river. I was hoping I might find a Walleye or Northern Pike back in there.
What I did find, was a fishing lure dangling from a tree limb overhanging the water. The wind was blowing briskly and the blade on the lure was flashing in the sun. I maneuvered my boat over to and under the lure. After several attempts I was finally able to pull the limb down with an oar, just enough to grab the lure with my other hand.
Unfortunately, doing so caused me to lose my balance while perched on the deck of my boat. I came crashing down onto the deck and bounced/rolled off into the 35.7-degree water. It took me about 2/3 seconds to regain my composure. At which time I thought to myself, “This would be a good time to jump back into the boat” duh!
I was wearing enough layers of clothes that I actually did not get soaked thru to the skin, except my sleeve and where the water drained into my boots. My gloves were soaked, so during the ten minute boat run back to the ramp, my bare hand got quite cold indeed.
I would like to say that the only damage was to my pride, but alas, tis not true. At the time of losing my balance and bouncing on the deck, I landed on my fishing poles, breaking two of them in the melee. I think I would have been better off leaving that fishing lure in the tree where another angler lost it.
Come to think of it, I now have an excuse to buy another fishing pole. :>) :>)
I went back out on Sunday too but the river had come up 6 inches and turned brown and cloudy with quite a bit of debris and leaves flowing in the water. Too muddy to use the camera. I ended up pitching a jig in a creek that emptied into the main river. I was hoping I might find a Walleye or Northern Pike back in there.
What I did find, was a fishing lure dangling from a tree limb overhanging the water. The wind was blowing briskly and the blade on the lure was flashing in the sun. I maneuvered my boat over to and under the lure. After several attempts I was finally able to pull the limb down with an oar, just enough to grab the lure with my other hand.
Unfortunately, doing so caused me to lose my balance while perched on the deck of my boat. I came crashing down onto the deck and bounced/rolled off into the 35.7-degree water. It took me about 2/3 seconds to regain my composure. At which time I thought to myself, “This would be a good time to jump back into the boat” duh!
I was wearing enough layers of clothes that I actually did not get soaked thru to the skin, except my sleeve and where the water drained into my boots. My gloves were soaked, so during the ten minute boat run back to the ramp, my bare hand got quite cold indeed.
I would like to say that the only damage was to my pride, but alas, tis not true. At the time of losing my balance and bouncing on the deck, I landed on my fishing poles, breaking two of them in the melee. I think I would have been better off leaving that fishing lure in the tree where another angler lost it.
Come to think of it, I now have an excuse to buy another fishing pole. :>) :>)
