Edwin Evers’ day on the water

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Edwin Evers day started like most everyone’s with the first catch of the day a pickerel.
Edwin Evers day started like most everyone’s with the first catch of the day a pickerel.
Evers started the day in 4th place.
Evers started the day in 4th place.
He fished boat docks, boat houses and houses built from boats.
He fished boat docks, boat houses and houses built from boats.
Most of his casts during the day were pitches
Most of his casts during the day were pitches
And occasionally they would produce a bite.
And occasionally they would produce a bite.
And some of those were keeper bass.
And some of those were keeper bass.
Evers would cast to docks, then to grass beds on the outside of them.
Evers would cast to docks, then to grass beds on the outside of them.
Some of his backdrops included bluff walls.
Some of his backdrops included bluff walls.
And every once in a while, he could cast to visible cover.
And every once in a while, he could cast to visible cover.
Most of it was docks.
Most of it was docks.
Behind him sailboats quietly rode by.
Behind him sailboats quietly rode by.
After a quiet morning, Evers would begin running to find new water.
After a quiet morning, Evers would begin running to find new water.
His trip would take him to a marina.
His trip would take him to a marina.
Where pilings were abundant.
Where pilings were abundant.
Nearby a mallard hen would sit down.
Nearby a mallard hen would sit down.
And Evers would fight his way to the back of the docks.
And Evers would fight his way to the back of the docks.
And get a bite that would produce a big splash.
And get a bite that would produce a big splash.
But come off.
But come off.
The commotion would spook a flock of mallards.
The commotion would spook a flock of mallards.
But Evers would keep at it, giving us a heads up where he was headed.
But Evers would keep at it, giving us a heads up where he was headed.
Overhead, a squadron of Canada geese would cup and work their way up wind.
Overhead, a squadron of Canada geese would cup and work their way up wind.
The wind would muck up Evers water, forcing him to spend time looking for clearer places to fish.
The wind would muck up Evers water, forcing him to spend time looking for clearer places to fish.
He would spend a good portion of time running and looking.
He would spend a good portion of time running and looking.
The trip would take him by big willows.
The trip would take him by big willows.
And force him to run often.
And force him to run often.
He fished by nice lake houses.
He fished by nice lake houses.
And piles of coal
And piles of coal
Near a coal-fired energy facility.
Near a coal-fired energy facility.
Even by places that noted as dangerous.
Even by places that noted as dangerous.
He spent the first half of the day covering lots of water and making lots of casts.
He spent the first half of the day covering lots of water and making lots of casts.