7/13

What a great weekend this is!  Sunshine and heat...just what summer is supposed to be like.

We arrived last night to a calm and serene marina.

The flag layed against the pole promising a good lake for fishing this morning.

Kathy struck her weekend pose on the back deck with a book.

5am Saturday arrived and we ventured out on a decent lake and set lines in 80' of water.

And trolled and trolled and trolled and trolled.  It wasn't looking good for any "catching" on this fishing expedition.  So I pulled lines and we pointed the boat west toward the offshore waters.  There we found some encouraging signs.

A mark on the sonar.  40' down over 245' of water.

...and a good temperature break.

Then it happened...and this has been rare the past few trips...Fish On!

After a struggle, a 20 lb. 14 oz. king is put in the cooler.  The first 20+ pound fish I've caught in several years.

We had a few more bites and landed four fish total including this nice lake trout.

It was a nice day out on the open lake with the sights to be enjoyed.

Dodging the SS Badger.

Like I said, it turned out to be a real nice day on the lake.  There hasn't been many like this all year.

Looks like it might be a real nice evening to tow a crawler around the harbor later.  Tomorrow promises more calm seas.  Another offshore run may be in order. 

Maybe for a 25 pounder???

I'm due.