This is for all of you who are retired, had today off, or woke up this morning too sick to go to work (but not too sick to go fishing!)
What did you catch today?
I went out to Bowling Lake, here in Lincoln, Ne. It's not a very big lake. It's out by the airport. It was WINDY!! I don't know what the wind speed was, but it had to be a steady 25mph, with even higher gusts.
I caught three bluegills, maybe around 6" each. I also had something else on the line once. I don't know what it was but it put up a good tussle! It shook the hook before I could land it, though!
Two of the bluegills, and the mystery fish, were caught on this:
Bill Lewis Tiny Trap Rat L Trap
(Only mine has treble hooks!)
The first bluegill struck that thing before I could even close the bail and start to reel it in! I'm glad he hooked himself, cause I didn't even have time. He was on that thing before I knew it! And........
That is the first time I have ever caught a fish on an artificial lure!
As Grover would say "Oh, I am so PROUD of me!"
The last bluegill was caught elsewhere on the lake using a hook, sinker, and bobber with a small piece of cheesy polish sausage for bait. (Yes, I am a 'kitchen" fisherman!) It took about 15 seconds after it hit the water for that bluegill to hit it!
By that time it was so windy it was almost impossible to stand, and the fish had stopped biting, so I came home. Not a bad day, all in all.
I did find out that the 6'6" medium action UglyStik I have isn't suited too well for those small lures, though.
Hmmm... Father's Day is coming up, isn't it?