rsimms, Nickajack, Blue Cats & Bluegill, 5/25/2017, edmac & company

[rsimms]

Ed McIntire (CFF's edmac) and his son, Jay, were planning on going trout fishing in upper East Tennessee, but heavy rains blew out their trout waters. So they opted for a Thursday catfishing trip with me while Jay is home from the University of Arkansas (Yea, he's a Razorback ).

We knew the wind was going to blow, and I was worried. A hard upriver wind wreaks havoc with my favorite "drift technique." But we battled through the wind and the cats didn't seemed to care. It was an excellent morning. 26 cats came to the boat in just about three hours... topped by 20 and 25 lbers. (battled on light tackle). We finished out our morning hammering some bluegill. The spawn is slowing and we didn't catch a huge number of big guys, but the BG's were plentiful.

It was a great day with a great CFF'er, and that means life is good and gettin' better every day!

 

[Kman]

Those are awesome pictures with great color. Were they taken with a smartphone?

 

[rsimms]

Kman - 5/26/2017 10:02 AM

Those are awesome pictures with great color. Were they taken with a smartphone?

Yes, and "tweaked" with an App called Snapseed.

 

[Hook1]

They are beautiful! They almost look 3D and not to mention the brightness jumps out. Well done!

 

[puddle jumper]

I thought I saw you out there yesterday, Me and cathooker where stocking up on skipjack over next to the pier off the bank,, you are brave man with the wind but as always great job buddy..
PJ

 

[porthos33]

Nice fish!

 

[Miles_11]

Awesome pics! Looks like a great time for all