Been a good February. Hartwell is staging up for the spawn, it’s about get fun!

Eclipse marine is feeding us at the retreat on the evening of April 17th. Make sure you register. The bar will be open…… 🍾🥂😬

Been a few months since I’ve posted—life’s been busy. Got out to practice for the derby I run on my home pond at Lake Bowen and managed to stick a couple solid 3-pounders.

Tournament day rolls around and wouldn’t you know it… I got humbled and took home smallest fish of the derby with an 11-ouncer.

Funny how this sport we love can make you feel like a hero one day and keep you humble the next. That’s fishing. 🎣

Final product first try at Blueback Herring!! Really happy with how this one came out.

Working on Perch 2 a candy cane and a bunker next.

First fish of 2026- Orange Chatterbait, 52 degree muddy water on the Potomac , two feet deep, bait went weightless on the retrieve, set the hook - bingo - fish

Updated——

7 fish caught on the Potomac today. Smallest fish was a 2.95 lb. Top five fish weighed in at 16.38 lbs and the highest water temp was 57 in the back of a creek.

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First full day of fishing after heart surgery. It was truly a blessing to be back out on the water!

Hey SUF? You pull up to the pond and you see this much mud. Are you fishing or leaving? If you stay what are you throwing? Water temp probably in the mid 40s

And so it begins! Finally the ponds are full of fish again. After not even SEEING any fish for months it was great to see them. Got this little guy on the worlds best shakey head SMH!

And here is the latest jerkbait.

Opened my fortune cookie today. Looks like the retreat is going to be a good one.