S-B Fall Get together

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by piemma

Sorry. Just trying to keep the record straight. There certainly were a lot of fisher types in SoCo this morning. I had forgotten how bad it get in the Fall. Back East for me. I'd rather get skunked, alone, than deal with the crowds currenly invading Soco. 2 guys chunking in a foot of water at Carpenters. When I told them there was no water where they were chunking, they said "Sure there is. We can see the water". OMG!!!!

Paul, it was a mob scene at the ditch yesterday morning. Lots of fish breaking mostly out of casting range after the sun came up with some small ones being caught. At one point, a couple of clowns on a boat pulled up and started fishing near the tie up at the east end. I was far away, but I assume that they were told nicely by the people fishing from shore that they were not allowed to fish in the canal from a boat.

The more people who quit fishing because it's cold or because they think "it's over" the better. Less crowds to deal with for those of us who keep fishing. Next to late May, early June, this is my favorite time of year.

[piemma]

Thank God I got out when I did.

I left right at false dawn. Must have been 5:30 AM or so. I had been in the water, more or less, since 2:00 AM. I had one fish early about 20# then when the tide slowed I didn't even get a bump. I was way up at the East end and walked back aways. The trucks were piling in so I figured it would get crowded real quick.

Originally Posted by fishbones

Paul, it was a mob scene at the ditch yesterday morning. Lots of fish breaking mostly out of casting range after the sun came up with some small ones being caught. At one point, a couple of clowns on a boat pulled up and started fishing near the tie up at the east end. I was far away, but I assume that they were told nicely by the people fishing from shore that they were not allowed to fish in the canal from a boat.

The more people who quit fishing because it's cold or because they think "it's over" the better. Less crowds to deal with for those of us who keep fishing. Next to late May, early June, this is my favorite time of year.

[Sparfish]

Was part of the 8 man shuffle last night... at one point everyone had a fish on for at least three or more cycles through. Mostly 20"s-30"s, a few bigger, but lots of fun! Wind finally died down around the change in tide, TG! Was about to ask if anyone there was a S-B mssg board contributor. We might have had a small gathering and not even known it.