Was planning on fishing early that morning but that didn't happen and so decided to hit it later that afternoon/evening. Brought my old man along too.

Didn't have but about an hour or so to fish and so I hit a spot where I figured there might be a few on the move and sure enough they were there.

First couple casts with eggs I had bites but couldn't get them to stick. Starting to wonder if I'm doing something wrong. I know my eggs are working and I'm getting bites but having a hard time hooking them despite using size 1 and 1/0 hooks.

If anyone has any float and egg tips, I'm all ears.

I've been running a 3/4oz float with a 5/8th oz inline sinker along with a weighted 2 1/2 - 3' leader.

The fish were running in the slack water on the far side of the river...Even up in the trees. Was hard to get a good drift through there and ran out of daylight to really give it a good effort.

I'm convince that if I would have had more time, I would have brought home some fish.

Oh well, making memories with friends and loved ones is what it's all about anyway.
Bringing home fish is a bonus. Thankful to get out, enjoy some fresh air with my old man and give it a shot.

Oh, when I got home I looked at the hydrograph and noticed the river level had been on a rise. Wasn't gonna let that stop me though...Rising river or not, sometimes we just have to fish when we can.

Tight lines y'all!

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