Day One on the St. Lawrence II

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Morizo Shimizu makes a cast.
Morizo Shimizu makes a cast.
<p>Matt Herren hooks one.</p>
Matt Herren hooks one.
<p>Ott DeFoe makes a short cast.</p>
Ott DeFoe makes a short cast.
<p>DeFoe kept checking his livewell to make sure his fish are in healthy condition.</p>
DeFoe kept checking his livewell to make sure his fish are in healthy condition.
Kurt Dove fishes off shore.
Kurt Dove fishes off shore.
Jonathon VanDam fishes off shore on main river.
Jonathon VanDam fishes off shore on main river.
VanDam makes a move.
VanDam makes a move.
Josh Bertrand catches small mouth.
Josh Bertrand catches small mouth.
Bertrand shows his catch.
Bertrand shows his catch.
Chris Lane makes a cast.
Chris Lane makes a cast.
Gerald Swindle hooks one.
Gerald Swindle hooks one.
<p>Chad Pipken is working with a drop shot.</p>
Chad Pipken is working with a drop shot.
Pipken fishes deep.
Pipken fishes deep.
Swindle lands his fish.
Swindle lands his fish.
Swindle fishes off shore on main river.
Swindle fishes off shore on main river.
Kevin Hawk reset a rig.
Kevin Hawk reset a rig.
<p>Then he landed his fish.</p>
Then he landed his fish.
Michael Simonton hooks one and fish gives last jump to try to get off.
Michael Simonton hooks one and fish gives last jump to try to get off.
Simonton carefully works on for a while.
Simonton carefully works on for a while.
He succeeds to land this fish.
He succeeds to land this fish.
Kevin VanDam also works with drop shot.
Kevin VanDam also works with drop shot.
<p>Soon he hooks one.</p>
Soon he hooks one.
This didn't help culling his catch.
This didn’t help culling his catch.
VanDam makes little change on his tackle.
VanDam makes little change on his tackle.
Scott Rook was culling his fish earlier.
Scott Rook was culling his fish earlier.
Mike McClelland makes a move.
Mike McClelland makes a move.
Steve Kennedy said he was having tough day.
Steve Kennedy said he was having tough day.
We found Jason Christie on the water.
We found Jason Christie on the water.
<p>We followed him to the next spot and he soon hooks one.</p>
We followed him to the next spot and he soon hooks one.
This fish didn't help him upgrade his weight.
This fish didn’t help him upgrade his weight.
Kevin Short makes a move.
Kevin Short makes a move.
Casey Ashley hooks one.
Casey Ashley hooks one.
Yusuke Miyazaki hooks one too.
Yusuke Miyazaki hooks one too.
Miyazaki carefully works on his fish.
Miyazaki carefully works on his fish.
Fletcher Shryock wasn't hard to find with his blight orange.
Fletcher Shryock wasn’t hard to find with his blight orange.
Charlie Hartley hooks one.
Charlie Hartley hooks one.
<p>His fish doesn't give up easily.</p>
His fish doesn’t give up easily.
Hartley finally lands his fish.
Hartley finally lands his fish.