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More 2010 Sturgeon Fishing
After the short cruise back to the dock, I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted by Sea Ray Bill and his wife, Cindy. We’ve been talking about getting together for a drink at The Point for some time, and so we did. It was good to visit face to face for a change, instead of over the radio. After a margarita, they headed back to town for a dinner date with friends. I spent another cozy evening aboard the coach, and my bedtime prayer was for calm winds on Wednesday.
We were deeply involved in settling the world’s problems when, a bit after noon, Wille set the hook into something substantial. As he began reeling it in, it was very apparent that he had a sturgeon on, but the little guy had little resistance to offer other than a leap above the water just after he was hooked. Willie had him reeled in quickly, and he was already belly up as he came to the boat. I took a quick photo of the lazy critter, measured him with my plastic tape at about 42″, then popped the hook from his leathery mouth. He drifted away in good shape but utterly exhausted. Willie and I agreed that he was about as lazy and out of shape as any sturgeon we’d ever seen.
We called it a day at 1800, reeled in and headed to the dock. Willie headed back to Stockton with yet another story about how he out fished the captain. I walked to the coach to spend another relaxing evening aboard my comfy coach. The weather reports predicted winds to 10 MPH for Thursday, and I was hoping to be able to head to Suisun Bay on Day 3.
At 1730 I reeled in, stowed the gear and headed back to the dock. It had been slim pickins’ once again, but I can’t complain too loudly; how many folks get to spend four days at a lovely marina/RV park, whiling away the days doing what they love best? Life is, indeed, very good – and I’ll not overlook that fact no matter how frustrating the fishing may be!
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