Tackled the local lake
I was able to do some fishing this holiday weekend. I took Zuri out fishing on the local lake: Stoney Lake. It’s not a large place, but there are serveral types of fish here. Fishing from the canoe, we’ve mostly landed Bluegill and Sunfish with worms…and a few dough balls.
So, I’ve been throwing different lures into the water just to see what might interest the fish on any random day. I’ve been able to pick up a small mouth bass on a yellow tail fly/jig. Actually, Zuri was smoking me with the fish count. But more importantly, I think he had a really good time getting out in the canoe with me and stalking fish. He’s actually able to bait his own hook, cast, set the hook and bring the fish in all by himself. I think he enjoys the thrill of the catch as much as I do.
I did figure out a way to troll from the canoe and put a small floating rattle trap crank bait in the water with a drop down sinker rig. I picked up a large mouth bass and a perch within 5 minutes out. That little lake has quite a diverse bit of cover and topology, so I’m figuring there are other approaches as well.
Maybe one more time out this fall. Maybe some fishing from the bank as well.
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