REB9  03/15/2008 - 21:59  Essays  River    Can you say Wow!!!! Took my 8 year old for a boat ride today on a river near you. Water temp was 49 degrees in the AM, reaching 50.8 degrees by 3PM. Targeted walleyes first with no luck. Headed to a few known winter smallies holes with no luck. Started to wonder what was up because of the water temp and the fact that the water color was more murky than muddy. Found a pattern around 2:30PM that proved to be the cat's meow. I caught 6 bass in 20 minutes with the smallest being 15 inches and the biggest just shy of a "C" fish. The fish were on the feed hammering crawfish for 3 of the 5 fish we caught spit up 2 inch crayfish.

My son is now hooked on smallies! He had a ball reeling in those pig smallies after I would hook em. Crying shame that I left the camera at home.

Caught the fish on a Beaver and tubes in Green Pumpkin. I was really pleased with the quality of smallies today.

REB9