Aaron Martens is on his hot spot up the Black River, about a mile from the takeoff site. And it started hot. He caught two keepers on his first two or three casts. They total about 3 1/2 pounds.
Chris Zaldain, who has also fished this spot, went to one of the other places in the Black River where he and Martens have fished this week. It’s not an ideal situation for two California natives who have much respect for each other. But they’re handling it like the friends and pros they are. Aaron is on “the juice” first.
Steve Bowman and I are with old pal Brian Beebe today, following Martens. I’ve been here before – with James Overstreet and Beebe when the Hexagenia limbata mayfly hatch broke out en masse in 2013, and totally frustrated Martens, who dropped from first to second behind Tommy Biffle on Day 4.
Martens just landed his third keeper of the day – another one he hopes gets culled eventually, just like the other two.