The wind forecast was calm and the temps were not going to get hot until late morning so we decided to head to the river for some early morning striper fishing. We fished the past 2 mornings for only a couple hours each morning. The air temp was still cool and not a breath of wind. In two short mornings we saw 2 bald eagles (different ones), a turtle, kingfishers, turkeys, beavers and an osprey grab a fish. This morning there was not another boat around. So peaceful.
In two mornings our count was 52 fish landed and many lost. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the stripers were mostly small. The boys fished topwater plugs yesterday for half the time and landed 2 really big squawfish. One was pushing 8 pounds. The rest of the time fishing was throwing flies. We are so lucky to able to fish so close to home. A quick trip in the morning and back with plenty of time to do chores and be productive.