"Having not fished since the first week of July, I was looking forward to hitting the water again today, until I saw the brown water," he explained. Nevertheless, he didn't let that stop him from checking out the same area of the Northwest River where his son and friend had some success Saturday before the storm nearly swamped their boat.
"None of the fish I caught were picture-worthy," he continued. "However, I did pull six bass from the mud, all of which were under 12 inches. I also caught two nice pickerel"--or "jacks," as he called them the other day. And in case you're wondering, all the bass succumbed to a bubblegum Senko.
As it turned out, though, Jerry's ride home proved to be the highlight of his day. "I just had turned off the Expressway onto 168 to bypass the tolls when I spotted an unmarked police vehicle with lights and siren going several vehicles behind me," he said. "I immediately pulled over and stopped to let the officer pass. Ahead of the officer was a dump truck, which the officer followed for several miles with the lights on and siren wailing. I figured maybe the police was a rear escort for the dump truck."
Not so, as Jerry eventually would learn, though. After several miles, as the line of traffic approached the left-turn lanes near Wawa, another unmarked police vehicle lay in wait. As the dump truck got close, this second police vehicle circled in front and blocked the truck in.
Said Jerry, "I plan to check the newspaper tomorrow to see if this story makes the local news. Wish I knew what it was all about."
So, in the final analysis, Jerry had some fun and a little excitement, too.
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