Sunday, November 20, 2016

Breakfast fish

The last two days we have had one bass and a few bullhead from the freezer, cooked in the deep fryer, for breakfast.  Tasty. 
I think the bullhead are better soaked in a bit of milk and deep fried than they are pan fried.
Elizabeth like the bass, but I did not.  They just are not as sweet as bluegill or even these bullhead.
Nice meal as we head out to our Western trip.
Snow today. 
I still have the boat to bring up.   It should slide easily on the snowy sloop.

Fishing with Chuck last November

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

FISHING WITH CHUCK

We got a few hours in on the water in the above 80 degree weather here at the lake, a summer day in May.
The fish were biting very well.  Chuck caught two crappie off the dock while I loaded the boat.



We went to the First Dyke where there were fish rising and hundreds of bluegill just hovering below the surface.  The fish bit fast and well.  I also managed to boat two pickerel with no net.  It was amazing luck really.  In each case the line broke once it was in the boat and before I could unhook the fish.

I was concerned that I'd reinjure my pulled back muscle, but as I write at 5 AM I feel fine and feel rested after a tired day when I could not seem to actually sleep into my naps.

While cleaning the fish I was well entertained by kids from Jeff and Dar's house who came down and went swimming.  Delightful.  The water was cold, but they had a blast and complained about nothing.

I filleted a few meals for Chuck and one of whole fried fish for us along with the frozen pickerel.  The cleaning went well too.  I did not seem to get a backache from that.

Elizabeth and Mary had a grand time visiting and a good roasted chicken with accompanied goodies, even some stuffing.  Stuffing is generally off our diet, but this was an exception.  I did note that Arnold's stuffing, which I bought at Miller's, was both good and half the carbs of the others.

 In the evening a weather front came in a spike a migraine.  I took my last magic pill and it did the trick again.  I slept easily and well and woke up refreshed.  Great meds

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

AMY WITH PUMPKINSEED

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Former student with fish.

 

November fishing

I've been fishing very little over the summer.  I don't know why.
Once the shed under the deck was done and I could store my motor and charger and some fishing poles and some tackle, I started to take the boat out with the electric motor and fishing under the wires of the Second Lake.  Each time I went I brought home one or two fish for eating.  Mostly perch, but I did get this one bluegill.   

I also released two smallmouth, one of legal size and full of pep.  I let all bass go.  This one got off just at the boat.
All were caught on jigs, purple twister tails and an eyeball.
The water has lacked wind.  Sometimes there was just a slight trolling drift.

I can see I'll like this new dock.

The boat was full of pine needles and leaves.  One full day of light rain added no  water to the boat.  I'll never clean them out in Fall again because they absorbed the water.

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Labor day catch

Sunday before labor day 2016

I fished my way with no bites to the bay and tucked into my favorite spot for bluegill. 
A few small bites, not hooks.
I anchored and put on just a hook, fishing with light worm.
I caught two nice white perch in that spot.  Still no bluegill.  I lost one bullhead.  Then on the way home I caught a very small yellow perch.  Out a couple house.  Very slow action.

Fishing with Casey

Friday, September 2, 2016




Friday, September 2, 2016

Fishing with Casey

I finally launched the boat and went fishing.  Casey was here overnight.
We went for worms and then to Hoffay's for iced cream.
We had a good fire and burned up all the little bits of stuff I had stacked in the fireplace as well as one pizza box which Casey ripped into small pieces.

Today we went fishing, but there were not bites.  Casey caught a 2 inch bass and was sad that we had to let it go.  We ate the fish from his last visit which was a good while ago. 

The boat fit nicely with the new dock and getting it to not bump will not be hard.  Nice to know. 

Fishing with Casey

I finally launched the boat and went fishing.  Casey was here overnight.
We went for worms and then to Hoffay's for iced cream.
We had a good fire and burned up all the little bits of stuff I had stacked in the fireplace as well as one pizza box which Casey ripped into small pieces.

Today we went fishing, but there were not bites.  Casey caught a 2 inch bass and was sad that we had to let it go.  We ate the fish from his last visit which was a good while ago. 

The boat fit nicely with the new dock and getting it to not bump will not be hard.  Nice to know. 

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Used the fillets to start making fish salad.
Notes are here.
http://weightlossveggie.blogspot.com/2016/03/bluegill-in-tunafish-salad.html

Monday, June 20, 2016

Update

I have not recorded much here in a while.
I still get stuck and can't seem to get myself out. 
But one day Chuck came and fished with me.  So we launched the boat.
The weeds are very high so I did not take the motor.  But that may have been a mistake.  We ended up on the Third Lake where the rowing was really tough coming back into the wind.  This is a big boat.
Along the West shore of the lake and not far from the pipe we caught most of our fish, bedding bluegill, pumpkinseed, redbreast, a couple rock bass, three perch and three pickerel, one a keeper.  Chuck caught that one.  It tasted good too wrapped in bacon and baked and broiled.  I mixed in some salmon with it.

We fried up most of the small ones and the large I filleted for Chuck.

He was funny.  He kept saying that these were the first fish he had caught, but he caught a bluegill in April and I ate it, so I know that is not the case.

Then today I caught about 25 over in a spot where they have bedded for forty years.  The weeds are not thick there along the South side of the Second Lake bay and with a light worm, they hit like crazy.  One white perch as well.  It followed a hooked bluegill into the boat, and I could see it darting about.  Then in a few casts, and not where it had been, I hooked the fellow.

I met a friendly fellow named John over there in that spot.  We have both fished this lake for many years and we shared some stories.  He has taken fine Northern through the ice right there on Second Lake.

Well, it was fun.  Chuck just lost a grandson, Brendan, this week in a motorcycle accident, and the pain of that dulled my pleasure a bit.  He and another grandson were supposed to be fishing here tomorrow.  Everyone is a wreck about this boy's death.  Carla's son.  Very hard.  The year has been filled with tragedy: Sara had a very hard accident that almost killed her, then decided on divorce, and Mary's mother died in Iowa. 

I had a fire tonight, but it is just too hot.  I watched it mostly from the deck.  The mood rose over the lakes.  Fine sight.  I am liking my house.
Jeff and Brooklyn working on lights for the neighbor's house. 
Some activity over at the red house, but very quiet and easy.  They have replaced the glaring light with another that shines softly out of the window of the house.  Very nice for me.  Lots of insect sounds tonight. 

They will treat the lake for the curly weed next week. 
Too bad.  I like the quiet.  Most folks with boats have not wanted to venture out.  I swam a bit today and cleaned out some of the tree debris so we can walk into the water. 

Out for a boat ride on Father's Day with Casey.  He took the right oar and I took the left.  It worked out just fine. 

The rowing went easy in spite of the weeds.  There was wind enough to drift out and very little on my row back.

Monday, May 2, 2016