Aaron Martens has caught only one bass in the last 30 or 45 minutes, and that one went right back in the river. He had a lull like this yesterday, which is probably reassuring to him right now. Martens left this area of Black River around 11 a.m., caught a couple of other fish, then came back late in the day. That's when he really started catching them again, and when he lost a 4-pounder at the boat.
So Martens now has the confidence to wait-out the bass bite here. The last thing you want on Day Four is to have to go searching for new fish.
Photographer James Overstreet and I have been visiting with the owner of a house and boat dock near where Martens is fishing. He's been having fun observing Martens this week.
And he had an interesting story about the humongous mayfly hatch occurring today. It seems that when one of the local bridges had a solid concrete surface, occasionally snowplows were used to clear the thick layer of squished bugs off the bridge.
I wonder if my rental car insurance covers an accident caused by mayflies?