A 1-Fish Day

Muddy water has spoiled more than one fisherman's day, and that was the case for Jerry today. He launched at West Neck at 7 o'clock this morning and boated this 2-lb. 1-oz. bass at 7:08, and that was it. He didn't catch another fish between then and 9:30, when he threw in the towel.

It wasn't like he didn't try, though. He went through his tacklebox but couldn't find a bait "that would entice another strike from ANYTHING," he said.

Jerry started fishing West Neck only last year but in that short time has learned that he just doesn't do well there when the water is muddy. He only went there today because he wanted to see if he could repeat his feat of last Wednesday and catch 15 in the creek again.

The day wasn't a total loss, though. After all, Jerry did catch the one nice bass, so he avoided a skunk. And, too, he found out that the new bunks he installed recently on his trailer work just fine. As he was loading his boat on those new bunks, however, Jerry realized he needs to avoid West Neck when the water is muddy.