The plan was to check a few spots for surface action until dusk, then switch to eels. The three of us work the top water hard with plugs, plastics and swimmers. Nothing, no birds, no bait, no signs of life or any other fisherman. We switched up and trolled some deep swimmers, still nothing. Next we head to a favorite spot of mine for the switch to eels, marking the occasional fish along the way. The first drift showed the fish stacked up like cord wood, this is gonna be easy. No takes. Repeat drift except this time no fish marked, these fish are on the move. Drift, drift, drift, marking lots of fish down there but no takers. Add some weight and two of us get immediate takes but no hook ups. Drift, drift, drift, drift, nothing. I take my lead off and bingo; a solid take and hook up to kick off the season. Fog rolls in 30 mins later and we begin a 2hr trek back at 5-6 knts with zero visibility.
Sorry, not a great picture, if you look hard you can see some alloy. I'm looking forward to another good season
