Still Harassing the Fish

If I was almost 8 years old and hauling in fish like these on my kiddie pole....no wonder Willow loves to fish.

Large mouth Bass first of 6 fish




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Large mouth Bass second fish



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She reeled in four bass off the dam and kept me hopping. I couldn't get my hands dry enough to roll a cigarette what with her catching them and needing re-worming. She also got snagged in the trees overhead several times, and I did say a silent thank you to last year's tree-trimmer since this is usually not a problem.

Then I realized I had more space between her swivel and bobber than usual, since I had to re-bobber her today after the mackerel trip. So she had more line to snag in the trees. Still, we were lucky that I managed to pull in every one enough to rip off the leaves or twigs and we didn't lose any gear to the trees today.

Then we moved back to the cove.

Pumkinseed 5th of 6 fish





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The Firebird changed his mind and showed up, pole in hand, right after this last fish was caught, and reeled in two small, 6-8 inch Bass.

Willow ended up racing back to the garden to dig more worms, and caught one more Pumkinseed after the Firebird gave up and went home.

Willow fed the last of the worm bits to her friends, the baby pumpkinseeds, that live near the shore in the weeds. Fun to watch them come out and nibble the worm bits. Next thing she will be naming them all. :-X

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I couldn't resist adding one more of my Mother's Day Rose, a gift from the Boy Who Lived in the Tree



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Hungry Mouths

Barn Swallow nest at S's
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Barn Swallow adults
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Large-mouthed Bass
Willow's first of six fish today
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Large-mouthed Bass
Firebird first of three fish today
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Willow's pickerel
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Willow's Yellow Perch
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One that got away

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Willow caught this small large-mouthed bass today. It swam away right after the pic. Now they are 2 Willow, 1 Firebird.

good fishing

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I heard the loon calling over at the pond this morning. Later, I took the saplings over with new poles and worm and bobber technique.

Yup, they were biting. Final score: Little Willow, 3: two pumpkinseed and one large mouth bass. Young Firebird: 2 Largemouth Bass. This is one of them. We catch and release, although the pumpkinseed had my mouth watering...LOL