[Spanky]

Average year for the Rippen Lip. Fished out of the Highland all year. Our keeper ratio was about 10-1 with about 5 fish this year over 6lbs and 1 over 8lbs. Most fish were around 19-21". Largest fish of the year was taken on the last day of the season, 28" 9lbs 8oz. 3-fish at 24, 24, and 25" taken the first month of the season. Best days were in the Ambrose as far as quantity and quality combined. Only 1 fish at 25" was landed in the Ambrose, all other 24" and over were landed in less then 25' of water depth, within 1/4 mile of land. only made 1 trip to the mud buoy late in the season and didn't catch any there. I know many were caught there, by others, on other days. Only had a boat limit once this year.