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Saturday, Jan. 01, 2005 - 4:03 p.m. Fishing very early in the year 2005�oh yeah, and Happy New Year to you! If you follow the Chinese calendar, disregard until February 9th . Have a happy day, either way� Went fishing today. I believe that might be the first time I have been able to do that on January 1 in my lifetime. The weather wasn�t as nice today as it has been, but it was still much better than average. The high reached 42�. Wind was out of the east at a steady 15-mph. And it was very foggy at the lake, mainly from the temperature difference of the air and water (the lake was around 60� in the hot water basin. Did I catch anything? Not worth bragging about. Since the wind was out of the east, the warm water wasn�t reaching the shoreline at the first bridge I fished. I have found that the fish move out whenever this happens. Couldn�t even catch any Gizzard Shad in my throw net at bridge #1. They go where the water is warm, too. I managed to land 6 keeper Bluegills (25 or so all together) at this fish spot before I decided to try the other bridge. A short 10-minute drive away, I figured it would be my only hope of a successful trip. After returning the keeper Bluegill to the lake, I was on my way. The fog was so thick at the other bridge; it was dangerous just walking to the underside of the bridge. You latterly couldn�t see your hand in front of your face, if you had long arms (as I do). First area I tried was the calm side of the bridge, where the water was roaring through the opening to the other side. I managed to get a couple of Shad with the throw net, and rigged up on bottom setup for catfish. That pole had a grand total of 1 bite over the next hour or so. During that time, I caught another 10 or small Bluegill. Crummy, to say the least. Add to that the fact I had two guys move within spitting distance of my rods, fortifying themselves with their leftover New Year�s Eve beer, and it made for miserable conditions. I decided to give the windy side a shot before I left. The fish weren�t biting there, either. But I did manage to get enough of a hang of throwing the hoop net to gather around 40 Gizzard Shad, along with a half dozen small bluegill and a small Largemouth bass, which were all returned to the lake). Managed to get the net caught on the rocks along the shoreline a couple of times, too. Once so badly, I had to wade out (mid-calf deep) to untangle it from said rocks. Needless to say I have a long way to go before I am proficient using this thing. Many of my throws ended up with the net a tangled mess. Slipping on wet rocks and tangling myself up with the retrieve rope doesn�t make you look too intelligent to the other people along the shoreline, too (but did give them something to laugh about). The Shad I did land are now cut into bait-sized chunks, and are assuming deep freeze temperature in 4 small Ziploc� bags. That should be enough bait for (at least) 4 good days of catfishing later this year. So I guess you can say today wasn�t a total waste of time. As long as a few of these chunks of Shad end up putting catfish on my table, that is�.
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