I headed out last night later than I had hoped (overslept), but decided that it was a good idea anyway. Normally at the bridge I fished the incoming which means that the water is Flowing from east to west under the bridge. I'll work the west side so the current pulls me away from the pilings and usually I do OK. Last time out they were all on the east side of the bridge and even though I caught fish I paid the price for it, as the sdded concern of getting pulled into the pilings has its hazards. I figured if they were on the east side and I was fishing the outgoing it would be a win-win. as I headed out from my launch spot and traced the shadow line beneath the new bridge I could see small blue fish stacked up like cordwood. I thought "I'm going to kill it tonight." I worked both sides, even returning later to the "cordwood," and I didn't hook up on my trolling lures.
As the outgoing picked up I did get a couple of bumps on the east side but wasn't marking fish at all. Ran into PortlyJoe and BIGBASS, fellow kayak fishermen who'd chosen to fish the south span and and another local spot that morning (3-5am) with moderate success.
As I headed back to the launch I thought I might be able to entice a blue out of the shadow line with a popper (admittedly just to keep a streak alive) and on the third cast I was rewarded with a small bass. The guys stayed to chat it up while I packed up and we were treated to a beautiful sunrise.
Three hours of pedaling, little sleep, one fish. I'll take it every timeView attachment 6043View attachment 6044.