Let em go, let em grow. Next time I'll probably take it home. I hadn't been targeting bass particularly so wasn't sure about taking regs until I rechecked them in the car.
Thanks for everyone who gave advice along the way. It was sort of sudden and surprising, like "uhh I think there's a fish on my hook" and then after a little fight I pulled up this fella.
Thank you for the advice, I love cascade gateway (walter worth) but lately it's been a camping site for homeless and is very shady and not the under a tree kind. I've been needing to head to tigard to check out archers afield so I'll add fisherman's marine to that trip. I love chatting up...
So I picked up my fishing license last year and only got out a few times. This year I'm not messing around, I've already been out 4 times this year and am getting the itch to go more and more.
I know this is a learning sport and I don't expect to be amazing at it in the middle of winter as a...