. things looked a little better on friday with about 1 1/2ft visibility and seeing 2 boats get a couple bows out in front of me got the juices flowing, was hoping for the clarity to improve for at least saturday. got to the river at about 7:30 and bumped into FOG just starting to set up, quick look at the river and it had a nice colour reminisent to a "large double double" 
. seeing as my cousin drove all this way we headed out anyways to try our luck with a quick run out to the bar. about half way down the river the water had a nice "chop" to it 
(first time i seen that in the river) and rounded the last corner before the mouth and the lake greeted us with HUGE-*** waves:shock: quick turn-around back up the river. . we pounded the drifts with everything we had till about 3pm and called it a day, 1 hit for my cousin and that was it up early sunday and back at it again hoping our luck would change. reached the bar by about 8:30 and flat as glass but had the same colour as yesterday. drifted for a couple hours and noticed a nice green tinge to the water just west off the mouth and headed straight for it and tried a few drifts in some clearer water, nothing, but marked quit a few fish (at least i think they were fish), should have brought the trolling rods and a few planner boards. back up the river for a few more drifts and called it a day shortly after lunch with a nice skunk for the weekend.
im a sucker for punishment all i can say was that it was great fishing with him and if you were in the river you could probably hear us laughing about the good ole days all weekend. he was just amazed at the scenery fishing in the gourge and he'll be back with me again to try our luck in the new year, hopefully with better luck next time around.
chris
though he cant wait to come down again. hes like my other uncle, once hunt season opens up the boat are pulled from the water. his house backs onto the mississipi in carlton place and im hoping to get out with him next season for some largie fishing. 
but thanks for using it 
