Just in case you didn’t know, not every fishing trip is successful. Thursday’s carp outing certainly wasn’t! It was a day of rain, rain, and more rain. Jeff Martin and I got out and dodged raindrops for a bit, but could find no fish. The winter drawdown in the canals has begun, so our usual spots were nearly dry. We also tried the ASU Research Park lakes to no avail.

That’s it for 2020, and may I say here that I’m glad to see it go! 2021 has just got to be better. I mean, how could it get any worse? Locked down, essentially no travel, and extreme caution exercised in any public space, coupled with a hotly contested presidential election and a deteriorating climate, I think this year will be remembered for mostly the negative stuff. Time to look forward with optimism. Plan your fishing trips now!