BACK TO SCHOOL / BACK TO THE BACKBONE

  All good thing must come to an end but not without a fight.


With the start of school just around corner, Beau an I set out for a day of fishing.


 Once again, my buddy Steve was the man to turn to if you want to catch fish on the Big River.

Steve always has the boat loaded and hooked up to his VW just minutes from the boat ramp at lock and dam #12.

 We boated across to the rip rap on just below the dam.





I had no problem catching more than a dozen small, Large mouth bass and lots of small Stripers.


After hitting the rocks we went across to the sea wall along the lock and dam to try to locate some larger Stripers.  After talking to another young fisherman, Jesse.  We managed to find a school of 10 - 14 inch fish.

Jesse is another guy who grew up on the Mississippi who knows what it takes to catch fish.

Often the pelicans will school up the Shad and trigger the stripers.

 For the afternoon session we ventured north for our annual fishing trip to the Devils Backbone.

Beau had already caught a small pan fish before I had even entered the water.  He didn't stop there.

 Beau had the touch and he caught bass after bass.  Most were in the 8 - 10 inch range but he also caught several larger fish with the biggest topping the 15 inch mark.

Beau is gearing up to make the move west to Denver, Colorado.  I know it's a good move to get out and explore and experience a new part of the country.  But, the selfish side of  me wishes he would stay close to home, because I will miss having him around.



I'll be looking forward to the next time we make the run up north the the Backbone.