Day One on Falcon II

Clark Reehm makes his move from the dam on the morning of Day One.

Jonathon VanDam and Keith Combs work the dam on Day One.

Jonathon VanDam just hooked his first fish of the morning.

VanDam has a good fish on that is giving him some trouble landing.  

VanDam has a good fish on that is giving him some trouble landing.  

Jonathon VanDam finally has a handle on the fish. His Marshal got all the action on his phone.

Skeet Reese is also at the dam on this morning, although he is working much closer to the dam and the shore.

Keith Combs is working hard today. He is trying to get every ounce of distance with his crank his morning.  

This image with Skeet Reese shows just how much the water level is down on Falcon Lake. It’s over 30 feet.

The dam is popular today; more anglers are moving in an out as the morning passes.

Combs is hooked up again.  

Keith Combs is attempting to keep this from jumping but he is not having much luck.  

This is a good fish!

Combs’ Marshal is having a great day shooting pictures.

Happy landing! Combs continues to work on the area and is having good success early on Day One at the Rigid Industries Falcon Slam.

Combs has another fish on and his Marshal is quickly getting out of his way since his last few fish have gone around the boat.

It’s Keith’s smallest of the morning.

The morning is overcast and cool for these parts but the fish are hitting.  

Another keeper.

Combs is having a successful day.

Derek Remitz is making a move in the early hours of the Falcon Slam.

VanDam sets up on another good keeper. He and Combs are working very closely to each other.  

Safely in the boat!

J Todd Tucker swings a non-keeper over the rail.

Keith Poche works up close and personal at the big Falcon Lake dam.  

Kelly Jaye hooks a small fish right up against the bank.  

Jaye puts this fish back after landing.

Skeet Reese and John Murray are sharing the same office today.

A Mexican commercial fisherman checks his nets today on the Mexico side.  

This is a very popular commercial fishing vessel in Mexico.

Josh Bertrand is working his way into the waves on Day One. The wind is increasing as the overcast sky continues.  

Matt Greenblat was found right outside of take off.

Bernie Schultz works carefully on shallow water.

Alton Jones works along the shoreline.

Jones makes a move.

Takahiro Omori makes a cast.

Kurt Dove moved to Texas few years ago in the hunt for big fishing opportunities.

Some of the wildlife kept the anglers company as they fished the waters.

Local anglers could be seen as well.

Morizo Shimizu makes a pitch close to a tree.

Brandon Card and Kurt Dove fish close to each other.

Shimizu catches a keeper.

More local commercial fishermen.

Brandon Card was soaked and switches to his rain jacket while putting his jersey on the back seat to dry.

James Niggemeyer is another Texan angler.

John Crews adds a keeper to his livewell.

Crews makes a pitch.

Crews hooks one!

That was non-keeper.

Bradley Roy successfully catches a branch.

Roy soon makes a cast, hoping to avoid any entanglements this time.

Roy is on the move.

Marty Robinson hooks one.

That one just wasn't a keeper.

Robinson keeps fishing around the trees.

Andy Montgomery changes tackles.

Rookie Hank Cherry works around the trees.

Kevin Short was fishing in far back in the trees.

Jason Williamson makes a pitch.

Williamson kept fishing.

Fred Roumbanis works the back waters.

Swindle checks his graph.

Swindle checks his bait next.

More local commercial fisherman on the water.

Rick Clunn makes a cast.