The wind was from the South today for the first time in a while, so I drifted out into the second lake and had a good stiff row back against a pretty good breeze. I could make just a few inches per stroke of oars except when the wind let up some and then I could make perhaps a foot. The wind can get rougher, so I'll have to watch the weather as that would be a long, hard row back.
I fished the second lake in the area of the buoy (now in for winter) and over to the area adjacent to Burden Lake Road. I hit three fine sized white perch, two yellow perch, two bluegill and a pumpkinseed. We'll have fish for supper.
Most hit on a jib with both eyeball and worm, although the white perch hit when there was just an eyeball there. I did not carry a net. I should. All the white perch came in without incident, however.
At the traditional spot in front of the camp in the bay I saw a pileated woodpecker who entertained me for quite a while hopping about and squawking all the while. I don't think I've heard the sound before, certainly not for as long a time.
In the bay was one lonely duck that Elizabeth thinks is a greibe. It passed the window later in the day.
Then rowing back a large monarch passed behind the boat. These were dying in Lake Michigan when we were up there a couple weeks ago, so I was amazed to see one still alive and feisty.
It was like a summer day. I wore just one long sleeved Tee shirt. I was quite warm. It was overcast, but now is clear again with sun.
I kept the fish alive while I had a bite of food and a bit of a rest. I put the bucket under the faucet and turned on one of the routes that has no hose just a small bit, like a spray from a squirt gun. That worked just great. One white perch died just the same, but all the rest were alive and pretty feisty when I took them to be cleaned.
Dozens of birds at the feeders. So many tufted tit mouse at the black pumpkin seed feeder. Quite amusing.
I fished the second lake in the area of the buoy (now in for winter) and over to the area adjacent to Burden Lake Road. I hit three fine sized white perch, two yellow perch, two bluegill and a pumpkinseed. We'll have fish for supper.
Most hit on a jib with both eyeball and worm, although the white perch hit when there was just an eyeball there. I did not carry a net. I should. All the white perch came in without incident, however.
At the traditional spot in front of the camp in the bay I saw a pileated woodpecker who entertained me for quite a while hopping about and squawking all the while. I don't think I've heard the sound before, certainly not for as long a time.
In the bay was one lonely duck that Elizabeth thinks is a greibe. It passed the window later in the day.
Then rowing back a large monarch passed behind the boat. These were dying in Lake Michigan when we were up there a couple weeks ago, so I was amazed to see one still alive and feisty.
It was like a summer day. I wore just one long sleeved Tee shirt. I was quite warm. It was overcast, but now is clear again with sun.
I kept the fish alive while I had a bite of food and a bit of a rest. I put the bucket under the faucet and turned on one of the routes that has no hose just a small bit, like a spray from a squirt gun. That worked just great. One white perch died just the same, but all the rest were alive and pretty feisty when I took them to be cleaned.
Dozens of birds at the feeders. So many tufted tit mouse at the black pumpkin seed feeder. Quite amusing.
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