January 10, 2008
I caught a few small bass over the holiday break.
I still haven't gathered the courage to hold the fish without a glove on. When I took the fish by the mouth, he bit my finger. They only have some tiny little teeth that feel like rough sandpaper, but I was taken by surprise anyway.
I caught fish using a lure that looked like a little rubber band ghost with a spinner behind it. We had two of these lures and one of them was all white, and the other was white with a thin red stripe. They would only bite the lure with the red stripe. Whatever. I get impatient with fishing sometimes. Fish should not be that picky.
We had to throw back whatever we caught because the lake was stocked a few weeks prior with 1,000 Northern bass at 10 bucks a head. The new fish were marked with one pelvic fin removed. Once they spawn, they can be removed from the lake and eaten.
Posted by megabeth at January 10, 2008 09:08 AM
I quit eating fish I caught in local lakes a long time ago. No real reason, but it probably has to do with all the trash I see when I go fishing. The fish in the picture isn't a bad size. Catching a few of those during an outing makes it fun. It is those days where you come up completely empty that sucks.
Nice work!
Posted by: Shadowhelm at January 10, 2008 09:37 AM
This lake is a more controlled environment (which makes fishing a lot easier for amateurs like me who do not know what they are doing). It's a 100 acre lake built with man-made dams, and access is restricted to hunting club-style membership, with a board of directors overseeing operations and a full-time caretaker. If any garbage were found, the perpetrator would be admonished.
Posted by: megabeth at January 10, 2008 09:43 AM
Congratulations on getting a fish! How did it taste and how was it cooked up?
Posted by: Outlaw3 at January 11, 2008 08:51 AM
You look happy! And you've caught fish. To me, the picture says it all: This is a person who has just completed her MBA and is livin' large. I couldn't be more pleased for you.
Posted by: chris robinson at January 11, 2008 09:18 AM
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