busy again

The smallmouth season is in full swing again. The fish have been surprisingly cooperative despite some of the worst weather I can remember for the month of June. Yesterday afternoon was particularly dreary, with rain and temps in the mid-50's. Yesterday morning however, the fish may have sensed the impending front and were on an all out frenzy. We landed a fish just shy of 21 inches and plenty of fish in the 18-20 inch range. Pike kept us more than busy in between smallmouth, with oddly very few bite-offs and most fish coming to the net. Yellow and chartreuse poppers and Barto and Murdich streamers were the ticket (weird). Once the rain started (about 4 or 5 p.m.) the fishing drastically slowed. The day before was also good, with the majority of the fish activity between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Afternoon winds made things difficult for the latter half of the day. Thursday was a really good day, with warm weather, sun and manageable winds. One of the back channels was particularly good to us, producing quite a few fish and some very nice ones as well. Today I'm drying gear, tying some flies and spending some time with the fam. Tomorrow starts a stretch of eight days on the water, so my posts may start to become a little more spread out. I'm glad that Tim starts this Monday and Bart starts later in the week...it was getting boring up at the Terry by myself. One more day of crappy weather and then it's supposed to start acting like summer again. It's about time.