While some anglers are still running to their spots, Patrick Walters and Cliff Prince are catching fish within sight of the weigh-in stage.
Walters has put three smallmouth in the boat, with one being a keeper. Prince just landed his second keeper.
But they aren’t the big smallies for which the St. Lawrence River is known.
“It’s not a good thing when you have to measure fish here,” Prince said with a laugh.