Sorry I've been so silent...my cellphone coverage was very weak. I tried to post several times but the cell signal caused the loss of the posts. Finally I just gave up trying, but I continued posting on my @DeltaBridges and personal (Al Kroeger) Facebook pages. I've posted several short videos and panorama photos on those pages that are incompatible to post on this site. Please feel free to stop by and check them out.
https://m.facebook.com/al.kroeger
https://m.facebook.com/groups/deltabridges
I spent 16 glorious nights at the Secret Cove - a new personal record! It was exceptional as a temporary home base for privacy and seclusion without total isolation, wind protection in a beautiful nature micro environment. It's also only a hour's drive from home so my wife could help me out when needed. The only thing that sucked there was the internet/cell coverage.
Over those 16 days, I'd come and go in either the dink or I'd take couple hours round trip ride in FlyWright to local waterways or marinas. In FW, I'd just drop my stern anchor rode and float so it would be there for my return. I also got pretty good at towing the dink on a short tow line, when convenient.
The cove was visited a couple times by pro Bass Angler Skeet Reese who lives in nearby Auburn, CA. He's a very nice guy and I really enjoyed watching pro at work fishing my cove. (I'll add photos later...)
After 16 days in the cove, I was ready for variety. The stripers are running on the Sacramento River and Georgiana Slough so I headed that way. Yesterday I dropped the hooks (bow and stern) near Tyler Island Bridge on the Georgiana Slough. I'll probably stay here for a couple days before moving upstream.
The internet seems much better here. I'll soon paste some cuts from my Facebook page.