Hiking and fishing the Red River up from the Menifee County bridge is something I’ve been wanting to do for a few years. Late May was maybe a bit early as the water was still very cold and running high. No fish in the net but I did hook a beautiful golden smallmouth of decent size. I caught a glimpse just as he came to the surface to spit my hook at me.
Stopping at a spot I’ve overnighted at before, I hung the hammock and contemplated the overhead foliage before taking a long nap. Waking to raindrops, I decided not to overnight, but instead head back home and not spend the weekend hunkered under a tarp.
Fishing this section of river and overnighting is still on my list, but it’ll have to wait until later this year. This has been the wettest Spring I can remember. The river was running clear but was up and faster than ideal.