gettingoutdoors:

In Search of Smallmouth…

A lot of times you will find us playing disc golf on a day off. (Jamie is determined to take it to the next level and he is putting in a lot time and effort as is his way with anything he does). But, on some days we manage to actually fish together. ( And actually, I never get a day off, but my office can be anywhere. Outside is always best. Outside and fishing is magnificent). On this particular perfectly windy fall day, we headed to a little spot in search of smallmouth. A long the way we saw a black bear, an eagle, groundhog, mink, carp, trout and ultimately, those feisty smallmouth! We each took our turn at bat and on the sticks. Of course the guides, make rowing a very long boat in high winds look like second nature. I’m not there yet. We each landed some nice ones and had a blast doing it. 

The boys ended the day with tacos from our new favorite place. I ended up in the car line to pick up our little cubs. Some might think I got the short end of the stick on that deal. I think I won. I wouldn’t have it any other way. 

Fish happy, 

Kati

SMALLIE SMACKDOWN

Last week Paul, Eddie, and I decided to do a sneak attack on a creek we will call “Red Goat”. The Predator drift boat went along for the adventure. We found a place to slide it down a trail, shoved off, and the float was official. The big unknown was whether or not there would be any fish. We instantly knew the answer. One small mouth after another started to come to the boat . When things couldn’t get anymore crazy, we started wacking really strong solid rainbows. The show stoppers were the stud smallies. This was one of those days that was incredibly special and reminds me of why I do what I do.