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Originally posted by parker:
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Originally posted by fishindude:
Kinda like what sol duc said. Back by 7am. Fishing that river in the summer months, Gotta get there EARLY. As soon as that sun comes up over the river, its done for the day, until the sun goes back down.
I don't think this is an obvious troll, but if it is, I just bit.

There is no need to be on the water early on the NFL. Those fish bite all day long.

Unfortunately, a lot of boaters (guides included) who don't have the confidence in themselves, their gear, boating abilities, etc, find the need to be down at Oooh Ahhh at 4:30 am. (gotta be the first one at the hole!) By 6:00 am, it's a full on goat rodeo, with boats spinning circles, running over fish, etc.

The fish get run over so many times that they get a tad bit on the spooked side. Of course, since this Goat Rodeo doesn't have the confidence to fish else where (you can only catch fish at the Golf Course and Oooh Ahh, right?), they just pound and pound and pound the same old slots over and over again.

Whatever. :rolleyes:

We ususally hit the water by 9:00, just as the last of the Goat Rodeo is leaving. We might fart around a bit, but we really don't plan on doing an serious fishing until after noon. Once the Rodeo leaves and the fish calm down, those fish bite like there's no tomorrow - all day long, sunny or not.

Up until about 3 years ago, we almost never saw any real early morning folks. Most people just hit the water at a reasonable hour, did their thing, got fish, and it was all good.

Now, I'd be willing to bet there are people in that parking lot at 4:00 am in the summer time. Amazing.

(Exclude out the guides who run multiple trips in a day. I can see where if you had the stamina to do it, that's a $$$ cow! 8 guys per day! Oof. I see $$$!!!)

Oh well. At least I get to sleep in. Unless you really like being on the water early, there's no need to. The NFL fishes better during the evening, any ways. The last 2 hours before dark are killer. Way better than the morning.
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