Great day at Normandy
Headed to Normandy hoping the Spots were making the spring run......they weren't. I knew if no Spots then I could hit the trout action. Well the trout fishing was the best I have seen in my 6 years of fishing for trout there. These things have been eating well since November. I started fishing at 8:00 a.m. and walked up to the car at 2:00 p.m. My clicker read 166 trout caught and landed. That is not only a great numbers day but the majority of the trout were like little footballs......bursting at the belly with fat. Not sure I could have done any better on the Caney....maybe a few years back...but the size of the trout at Normandy are the biggest I have seen there. The colors for today were a Bison Trout Magnet and when the bite slowed I switched to chartreuse. The river has trout for approximately 6.5 miles. I can only assume they are that size the whole length. I don't know why they wouldn't be. I was fishing in very heavy current and was using a 3/32 ounce jig head. That was my setup for Spots. On my first cast I hooked what I thought was going to be a decent Spot.....instead it was a fat rainbow. It was just an awesome day of fishing. The rod today was a Volkey UL Super Finesse rated for 2-6 pound test and a 1/64-1/4 ounce lure. May head back tomorrow if the wind doesn't blow too hard. I am headed to North Carolina for the weekend and coming back Monday...will start fishing again Tuesday somewhere.....God willing. Have a trip booked with my son to the Little Red River for April 9th.....so I guess I got in some good practice for the trip today....LOL....life is good! I told all my friends this was going too be "The spring of all springs" for me fishing...so far the start is great!
Regards
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