Looks like trawling season will be set today. It's not looking good with all the cool weather and water Salinities so low.
I have trawled all my life and would like to share a true story from last year. Sorry no pictures, just memories and a freezer full of shrimp.
On opening morning first drag after about 10min. I thought I hit a crab trap. The boat stopped and then started again. At about 12 min. my boards closed. The trawl was a 16ft.
Started to pick up the net and it was real heavy. I cursed since I just knew I picked up a load of crab traps. When I got the tail near the boat it was completly full of shrimp. Took about 15min to get the tail in. It filled 1.5-70lb baskets of pure 40-50 count shrimp. Ran back dropped again. After 15min the same thing happened. This time 2-70lb baskets. After 15min had the pocket in the boat. My buddy said, 'we are not going to drop again'. I said, 'yep'.
Another 15min. drag and 2-70lb baskets again. Each basket had about 2-5 lbs of fish to pick out. Otherwise clean as I have ever seen it. The pockets were heavy but years ago I developed a way to get big pockets into the boat.
I was home for 10am with everything full and no ice. Picked heads from 11am-7pm. Gave shrimp away to just about everyone.
The next Saturday 240lbs, same place.
Looking forward to this year. Maybe I can find some a little bigger.