Morning Glass

As I continue to explore the many many places in NC to fish out my canoe, there's one I discovered this year that keeps calling me back.  Thankfully it's one of the closest to my house @ ~45 min.  During this trip I explored a section of this river a little more and I found some great water.

It had rained the previous day and I was worried this flow would be a little stained.  However, much to my surprise, the water was clearer than when I fished it in March. 

After a long carry due to wet/muddy conditions near the river, I put in just after sun-up. 

Ambient - low 60s, occasional light misty rain, very little wind :-)
Water - 3-4 ft visibility, no temp measurement

Started working my way down river in my Guide 119 with my new bending branches slice glass 280 paddle (http://tiny.cc/sktav), which is soooooo much better than anything I'd used previously.  I didn't catch anything until I made it to a shallow flat with flooded timber.  Caught a few small largemouth on a white buzzbait in this area and one on the bank on the way back to the put in.

Paddled ~4 miles or so round trip and my shoulders felt it for the next few days.  However, this was one of my more relaxing trips and well worth the effort.