Monroe on the Delta

We head out on the water with Ish Monroe on Day 3 as he tries to stay near the top of the leaderboard on the California Delta.

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Spend some time with Ish Monroe as he fights to stay near the top of the leaderboard on Day 3 of the Sacramento Elite Series on the Sacramento River.
Spend some time with Ish Monroe as he fights to stay near the top of the leaderboard on Day 3 of the Sacramento Elite Series on the Sacramento River.
Ish starts shallow.
Ish starts shallow.
A fish breaks and draws Ish's attention.
A fish breaks and draws Ish’s attention.
Ish fires a buzzbait out...
Ish fires a buzzbait out…
and burns it back.
and burns it back.
After a few minutes with the buzzbait...
After a few minutes with the buzzbait…
Ish swaps to his frog...
Ish swaps to his frog…
and casts away.
and casts away.
The call was a good one and instantly returns a blowup.
The call was a good one and instantly returns a blowup.
A nice fish sucks Ish's frog under.
A nice fish sucks Ish’s frog under.
Hooked up.
Hooked up.
This one looks to be a good one.
This one looks to be a good one.
The battle rages.
The battle rages.
This one doesn't want to give up.
This one doesn’t want to give up.
Moving a lot of water.
Moving a lot of water.
Get in the boat.
Get in the boat.
Got her.
Got her.
It show's the viewers back home on Bassmaster LIVE...
It show’s the viewers back home on Bassmaster LIVE…
just how far this one swallowed it.
just how far this one swallowed it.
In the box.
In the box.
Not an ounce of wind today.
Not an ounce of wind today.
Ish sticks with the frog for a bit.
Ish sticks with the frog for a bit.
A little crowd growing.
A little crowd growing.
Ish pitches into a mat and hooks up with another.
Ish pitches into a mat and hooks up with another.
This one doesn't want in the boat...
This one doesn’t want in the boat…
but Ish won't have it any other way.
but Ish won’t have it any other way.
In you go.
In you go.
Number three is a good one.
Number three is a good one.
In the box you go.
In the box you go.
Lots of pics taken of Ish this morning.
Lots of pics taken of Ish this morning.
Ish drops his Poles...
Ish drops his Poles…
and spots one on bed.
and spots one on bed.
Pitch...
Pitch…
after pitch.
after pitch.
Ish works the fish for a while but has no luck.
Ish works the fish for a while but has no luck.
Working those angles.
Working those angles.
Back to the frog.
Back to the frog.
Ish battles thick vegetation with his trolling motor.
Ish battles thick vegetation with his trolling motor.
John Crews fishes nearby.
John Crews fishes nearby.
and Ish chats with Crews about their mornings.
and Ish chats with Crews about their mornings.
Seigo Saito zeros in.
Seigo Saito zeros in.
Time to make a move.
Time to make a move.
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Apparently this is the doorway to Sam's Island.
Apparently this is the doorway to Sam’s Island.
Ish sends his bait sailing.
Ish sends his bait sailing.
Where's the next cast go?
Where’s the next cast go?
A tough morning so far for Ish with a solid fish or two but they are few and far between.
A tough morning so far for Ish with a solid fish or two but they are few and far between.
Ish looks a little disappointed in Disappointment Slough.
Ish looks a little disappointed in Disappointment Slough.
A family of ducks pass by...
A family of ducks pass by…
and then an otter pops up.
and then an otter pops up.
And then another otter pops up. What's going on around here.
And then another otter pops up. What’s going on around here.
Time to trim the motor up...
Time to trim the motor up…
and get a little shallower.
and get a little shallower.
Ish sends his buzzbait out...
Ish sends his buzzbait out…
and hooks up.
and hooks up.
Is it a good one?
Is it a good one?
Not a giant, but a keeper.
Not a giant, but a keeper.
Keeper number four.
Keeper number four.
Ish unhooks the fish.
Ish unhooks the fish.
A red-winged black bird swoops in.
A red-winged black bird swoops in.
This guy's walking on water.
This guy’s walking on water.
Time to make another move.
Time to make another move.
Ish burns his buzzbait in.
Ish burns his buzzbait in.
Ish checks the clock, only an hour left.
Ish checks the clock, only an hour left.
Ish hooks up with what could be number five.
Ish hooks up with what could be number five.
The fish breaks through the mat.
The fish breaks through the mat.
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In the boat.
In the boat.
Ish puts number five in the well...
Ish puts number five in the well…
and it's time to get back to work.
and it’s time to get back to work.
A lot of places to hide if you're a fish.
A lot of places to hide if you’re a fish.
Cameras are still rolling.
Cameras are still rolling.
Ish works on.
Ish works on.
Several spectators on the water today.
Several spectators on the water today.
Thousands of baby bass fry in this area.
Thousands of baby bass fry in this area.
Ish rolls to the gas dock before heading in.
Ish rolls to the gas dock before heading in.
Time to gas up...
Time to gas up…
and head back.
and head back.