Yesterday in the late afternoon and early evening my I hit the river for a little bit. The bite was real tough but I still managed to catch some fish. We only got about 10 fish total. Nothing real big caught today but it was still fun. I fished the lizard which is quickly becoming my new favorite bait on the river for sure. Today I rigged it on a 1/8 ounce jig head. It has such a great wiggle when it is rigged like this. ;D

Since the sun was setting quickly I decided to call it a day and head up river. Arrived back at the truck and we decided to go and do some night time 4 wheeling since I had no kids for the night it was a blast! Something I had not done in a long time and did not realize how much I missed it.

I did not take alot of pics today but here is one of the fish I caught.

This morning I got up and my husband was already working so I begged and pleaded with him to go fishing with me and guess what??? I won! Sometimes I can be very persuasive. ;D

Again we headed out to the Delaware and I was armed with my lizard once again. The fish were quite a bit more active today once I located them. I found most of them in the currant seams and shallower water adjacent to steep drop offs. I caught quite a few fish before the head on my lizard was just not staying on the jighead anymore. The fish were brutal today. I looked in my pack and low and behold I had no more lizards. Well then I decided I was just gonna bite the head of the lizard and fish it with just a body. I caught and lost quite a few more fish with it just like this before I had to retire the lizard for good. Here is one of the fish that I caught on the headless lizard.

Here is an up close pic of my headless lizard.

After having to retire the lizard I dug around in my pack and had to come up with something else to use. I remembered that someone on here ( I don't remember who) was talking about using just the chunk on a jig head so that is what I did. Then I hiked up the shoreline a little further and it is not easy hiking this section of river at all. I crashed and burned big time! :'( Man did it hurt, however I did manage to save my rod from going in the drink and that is exactly what I was yelling to my husband when I popped back up because I knew I was gonna be in trouble for going in again. I repositioned myself on the slippery rocks and casted out with that chunk on a jighead and let me tell you it is the perfect little compact river bait. I casted only a few times and all the sudden BAM! I had on what I thought must have been the biggest smallie ever! It was taking drag and I was a grinnin from ear to ear. When I finally got it closer to shore where I could see it I noticed it was silver and white and I had no idea what it was so I did what every woman would do and started yelling for my husband to come and help me. He heard my drag going and was already heading up the shoreline. I ended up with this big catfish. I do not know what kind of catfish it was but it was the biggest that I ever caught. What an awesome experience. ;D

Here is an up close pic of my catfish caught on a rage chunk.

I only had 1 claw left on the thing after this cat but I fished it anyway and got a few more smallies and a rock bass to on it. It was an awesome day and I have another favorite new bait for the river.

Well I am tired I hiked about 1/2 mile upstream today and back down again so I am headed to bed early tonight. I hope you all had the chance to get out and do some fishing today too.

That looks like a nice channel cat. Great pictures as usual.

Nice smallies, and very nice cat!

Mrs. M we're all so proud of you and your feats as the "Best Fishergirl in the World" and we also wished that we could catch'em as good as you but you have the touch, thats for sure.....  Anyone who has confidence and catches a nice Smallie on a headless Lizard and then follows that up with a huge channel cat on a jig and chunk, well there is no comparison....   I mean when you are on the hunt for fish, they just swim straight up and grab a bite.  I think you must have a special hand lotion or something   ...

Big O

Thanks guys the trip yesterday was great.. I found a new favorite bait to add to my river arsenal and catching that cat was something else. Those things hit like a freight train. I am going to be adding him to my fishing scrapbook for sure.  ;D I am still hurting from crashing and burning yesterday but I have to rest up because I am taking a guide trip on Thursday. Last April I took one and we caught 117 fish and that is gonna be tough to beat but I am sure gonna try.  ;D ;D

Nice pics. I wish I could get in the loop of early released rage products. I can't imagine what it would be like to have a woman beg me to go fishing  

Keep up the good work.

Great job Mrs M.

I used to fish the Delaware up around the Water Gap many years ago when I lived in NJ. It was a fun fishery then and I hear it's gotten even better.