First Canal Trip of the season

[Saltheart]

Didn't like the looks of the weather Friday night so instead of RI , we headed to the canal for the first time. Fished the last 2.5 hours of the east running and slack abd one hour of the west running. Got 2 fish. One 30 " , one 22 LB. Jigging with 2 and 3 OZ jigs and large black Curltails from Newport Lures. Went back again on Sat night and got the skunk. Also had a hit Friday on a 5 inch shad body on a shad jig head (2 OZ) but lost it in about 10 seconds. Hated to skip a weekend of the herring but glad we went.

[eelman]

Sounds like a good trip to me salty!! Myself,im done with the herring,Its time to fish nights with eels at all the usuall haunts.A 22lb fish in mid-may is nothing to sneez at !! congrats on the fish! Bill

[JohnR]

Congrats Saltheart!!! Good to hear about your ditch venture. E-mail me if you are planning to head there this week or over the weekend...

[Saltheart]

Thanks guys. Yep a 22 lb fish in the canal can really pull. Felt great. Its unlikely I'll make it this week but If I'm going over the weekend , I'll email you John. Traffic is tough now do to only one open lane on the Bourne bridge. Might not be bad coming down from the north but it was tough coming in by 495.

[John M]

When will the bridge work be done? Last thing i need is to sit in traffic for hours when i start goign up there.......<img src="/Images/Happy_Face.gif"><!--e1-->

[JohnR]

JOhnM, pulled this off the web from smartroute.com

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Bridge repair from 4/18/2000 to 5/25/2000, daily between 12:00 am and 11:59 pm on Bourne Bridge. Slow traffic; Traffic is reduced to one lane in each direction. A 24-hour-a-day restriction until Memorial Day weekend.
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Note: The Bourne will be on again off again for a while and the Sagamore is next beginning in the fall.

Thanks John, I hate construction, seems like its everywhere <img src="/Images/Sad.gif"><!--e2--> Anyway this wont effect me too much as i wont be up there before memeorial day.......