Helping Hand

I've been silent here the last little while since I've been helping my parents move. They're going from a cramped, hot apartment in town to a cute little cabin on the side of the lake. Space will still be at a premium, but it's someplace they'll really be able to call home, instead of just where they keep their stuff. I look forward to visits there this summer. We did manage to squeeze another little fishing trip in before this all went underway though!

My mother has the uncanny ability to snag fish. In this case, a tiny perch the size of her lure! And I caught my first walleye of the season, which was really nice. It still doesn't feel much like summer since the days tend to be windy and cool, but I have hope that summer feeling will arrive and stay soon enough. I hope you are well and having a good week. Cheers!

Fishing Style

It seems my blog is being taken over by photos of fishing lately, which is likely going to be par for the course for the rest of the summer, if I have anything to do with it. My parents and I went for a short spot of fishing last evening. I caught four catfish - or barbotte as we call them here - while my parents kept catching each other haha... the perils of casting too near one another!

As you can see, I was having a wonderful time. And that I go fishing in white skirted outfits, like a boss. I actually scrambled and climbed all the way to the log on the point in the first photo, and stood in the water there for a bit and fished from there. It feels so good to be back here, with family, doing the things I love. Hope your weekend is going well so far. Cheers!

Fish Fish Fish

I love fishing, but haven't been able to go anywhere near as much as I'd have liked over the last few years. Now that I'm living in the country again, I plan to take full advantage of that and make up for lost time. I'm off to a good start too! My first fishing trip with my parents ended with my catching four large northern pike.



My father didn't catch anything, and my mom only caught a small perch - not even large enough to keep. I guess I just had the fish mojo on my side that afternoon. I cleaned the first pike myself and we fried it up right there on the side of the lake and ate it right up. Fresh fish is delicious!

It feels so good to be able to get back into this hobby again. I went again by myself a few days later down in a small bay by the public docks here in town. It was peaceful and so nice to just be outside and let time slide by languidly. I'm so glad summer is here and that I am spending it how I am! Cheers!