



Great time and caught some fish. We launched at Newport in the middle of the morning and went up, after a short stop to see Scott about a couple dozen live shiners. I was afraid the wind was going to be a pain, but it wasn't really that bad on the river. Sure it was whippin' down at the coast. She limited out on bass. Her 5 to my 1, but she had the priority. Her big one was 18". Funny watching a five year old girl fight a 2 lb. bass on a 6 lb. spinning outfit. Looks like a grown man hooked to a 200 lb. tuna in miniature.

Maybe I need to make her a little fighting chair for the bow of the canoe.

Observation:
A 14' pushpole in a 14' 7" canoe is a pain. 8' makes a good stake out pole and is somewhat good for poling, but a little short. Something about 10 should be just right.
Stopped at one spot to stake out. Went to jab the pole down, KA-THONK. Tried again a few feet over, KA-THONK. Difficult to shove an eight foot piece of bamboo through limestone. We threw a clove hitch over a snag sticking up, but then were too far from the specific spot we wanted to fish. Oh well, can't catch 'em all.