I am sorry that I do not have a new outdoor adventure to share this week but I will next week. This week I want to share with you an outdoor adventure that made my summer. The time and place of this great adventure was on a saturday in early july on sauk Lake.
I made the trip from St. Cloud to Long Prairie to spend a day on the lake with my grandfather. This was the first time we got to spend on the lake this summer and I was looking forward to it and so was he. So saturday arrived and we set out from Long Prairie to Sauk Lake in the late morning hours after the rain had stopped.
After we got the boat launched and our gear in the boat we headed out on the lake. The first spot we tried was in about 8 feet of water along some weeds where we thought we might be able to catch some panfish. So as always my grandpa and I made our little bet to see who would catch the first fish of the day and the most. Our first spot did not bring us much luck at all, but my grandpa did land the first fish of the day.
The next spot we went was in a bay that we had never fished before until today. So we went in the bay and through out our lines in search of some panfish again. This time I brought in the the first fish in the new spot. Although it was a lot of fun to reel the three pound bass we released. So we fished the spot for about an hour going up and down the shoreline catching small panfish and bass and sharing memories and making new ones too.
So after an hour of fishing in the bay we decided to head under the bridge and do some trolling to see if we could catch some bigger fish for the frying pan. So we trolled for about fifteen minutes or so and came up empty. We then decided to try to figure out a spot to try some bobber fishing for some sunnies. My grandpa told me to pick the spot and so I did it was a great spot at that. From the first cast to last we could not keep the panfish off of our hooks. This spot was the one we searched for all day and it was worth the wait. We fished the same spot for almost three hours catching fish after fish until it started to rain. So once the rain came we decided to take our thirty or so fish and head home to grandma and have a fish fry.
This day on the lake with my grandpa was the first and only chance we got to get out together this summer. The day was the most fun I had all summer on the lake because of the memories that my grandpa and I shared and the new ones we made that day. I cannot wait until he gets back from Arizona next spring so we can do it again.
I made the trip from St. Cloud to Long Prairie to spend a day on the lake with my grandfather. This was the first time we got to spend on the lake this summer and I was looking forward to it and so was he. So saturday arrived and we set out from Long Prairie to Sauk Lake in the late morning hours after the rain had stopped.
After we got the boat launched and our gear in the boat we headed out on the lake. The first spot we tried was in about 8 feet of water along some weeds where we thought we might be able to catch some panfish. So as always my grandpa and I made our little bet to see who would catch the first fish of the day and the most. Our first spot did not bring us much luck at all, but my grandpa did land the first fish of the day.
The next spot we went was in a bay that we had never fished before until today. So we went in the bay and through out our lines in search of some panfish again. This time I brought in the the first fish in the new spot. Although it was a lot of fun to reel the three pound bass we released. So we fished the spot for about an hour going up and down the shoreline catching small panfish and bass and sharing memories and making new ones too.
So after an hour of fishing in the bay we decided to head under the bridge and do some trolling to see if we could catch some bigger fish for the frying pan. So we trolled for about fifteen minutes or so and came up empty. We then decided to try to figure out a spot to try some bobber fishing for some sunnies. My grandpa told me to pick the spot and so I did it was a great spot at that. From the first cast to last we could not keep the panfish off of our hooks. This spot was the one we searched for all day and it was worth the wait. We fished the same spot for almost three hours catching fish after fish until it started to rain. So once the rain came we decided to take our thirty or so fish and head home to grandma and have a fish fry.
This day on the lake with my grandpa was the first and only chance we got to get out together this summer. The day was the most fun I had all summer on the lake because of the memories that my grandpa and I shared and the new ones we made that day. I cannot wait until he gets back from Arizona next spring so we can do it again.
posted by Beerooks at 5:30 PM
3 Comments:
I'm enjoying the time you take in telling this story--really giving detail and painting a picture. And the connection with your grandpa is really cool.
I'm enjoying the time you take in telling this story--really giving detail and painting a picture. And the connection with your grandpa is really cool.
What a great memory! It makes me remember times with my grandpa out in the boat fishing. It's a wonderful thing for the both of you to do together.
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