Brazoz River 8-8-09 (Possum Kingdom)

Made my first trip in a Yak that I own. I got there at 08:30 AM and 8 trucks were already parked and in the water. I started out with a Spook and nada, I didn't throw it for very long. Wind was howling and I switched to a Super Fluke. I noticed small Sandies all over it but were to small to take it. Made it to the first set of rapids and landed my first fish. I switched to a Senko and caught 3 more. Hit the next hole with the big rock and people were fishing and canoeing all over. I managed one off a deep boulder. Made it to the next hole and didn't fish very much. I made an effort to explore the water and the structure to see what type of baits I should try next trip. Made it to the set of rapids and pulled a few more fish on whacky rigs with a nail in the head. Now I am a mile and a half or two and realize I haveto paddle back against the current and wind on this section of the river. I paddled back on the opposite side of the river to check out the bank structure. I made it back to the big rock pool and managed a fish off a deep boulder on a whacky rig. I head up the last rapid before the bridge and the air boats fly down in ankle to knee dep water like no one else is on the river. There were people swiming and canoeing, I was wade fishing, and it is not very wide. I am sure they are guides, but they do not own the river and I will start letting them know my feelings from here on out. They were very unsafe and I would like to see their faces when someone runs wide open while they are fishing just 20 feet away. I head back to the last pool and start targeting the head water of the rapid and caught some fish letting the whacky rig drifting in the current. I am start looking for logs and stick a small fish and he had a larger fish trailing, what I call friends. You should always have a rod ready when friends are trailing (I didn't). I was being blown by the wind towards the log and had to back up and retie. I casted back to the log knowing the friend was there and she was. I head back to the last current and threw the whacky rig and caught a few more. I never really fished current except on the Devils River, I kinda feared it because I am not used to it. I have learned the fish are there and will hit any kind of bait while it drifts on by. I learned a few things on this trip which is important every time out. I ended up with 12 fish and a rec Yak that is a fish'n machine now. By the way, I will never do this river on the weekend again, at least while school is out. Too many people and they are tearing up the water. I would love to try a night trip though!