The Bass of His Dreams

Jay went fishing this morning.  He came home and in the house with some groceries,  a big smile, and the faint smell of fish.

Behold the behemoth: 20 inches and five pounds of large-mouth bass.

The shirt says “Buscad primero el reino de Dios y su justicia”.

Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.

Jay said he has never before caught a 20-incher.

That bass was almost as big as Hawthorne’s head!

Jay did catch other fish, but would not allow them to be photographed.

Hawthorne looked at them.

Only Pounce is unimpressed.

“I am a cat, and therefore unimpressed”.

Pond Fishing

Jay, Janine and I went to the small pond near Mom M’s.  Janine caught three fish.

Jay facilitated greatly.  I took photos.

Trout

There was a cryptic message from Daren on the answering machine when we arrived home Sunday.

“Listen up cause I’ll only say it once: Fish. Tuesday. Michigan Hill.”

We dutifully went fishing Tuesday evening after supper and the three of us, using spinners as bait,  hauled in seven trout, six over 12 inches and one under 12 inches.  In ten minutes.  Just ahead of a thunderstorm. When cleaned they weighed about six pounds.

Last night we went again and spent over an hour using spinners (2 of us) and a spoon.  We came home with six trout all over 12 inches.  I caught one that had to be 16 inches long.  Jay caught one or two like that also.

Several are already soaking in brine for smoking.

On interpreting fish and hunting photos: Notice how Jay is holding these two trout, which were the largest caught Tuesday eve, out at arms’ length?  The use of perspective allows him to look smaller and the fish to look that much larger.