With all the dirty water, the bite has been slow—and so has the client schedule. So Pro Guide Steve and I took advantage of the downtime and headed out for a little catch-and-release fishing for ourselves. And it paid off.

We trolled up several solid fish, with our biggest of the morning stretching out to 25 inches. Not bad for a day we weren’t expecting much from. The weather cooperated, the river gave us a few opportunities, and it turned into an awesome morning on the water.

Sometimes a slow week is just a good excuse to get back to fishing for fun.