One day this week, I’ll post a report on a smallmouth trip Jason Kelley and I took over the weekend, but don’t expect many fish photos. We knew going in that this would be a scouting trip, and for the most part we struck out. Okay, that’s an understatement. We were completely whipped and embarrassed by not just the smallmouth but by all warmwater species present in our streams. At least the scenery was nice. Here’s Jason fishing one of the small creeks we explored:

There’s a lot about my new stomping grounds I like, but I dearly miss fishing the streams of North Alabama for smallmouth. Maybe, in the Spring, you guys can host me for a weekend trip up there. Huh? Huh? Any takers?
Sure man, how about we trade you a smallmouth trip for a redfish trip? You might be disappointed with our guiding if it’s anything like this weekend though.
Nathan