2012 June 30 - Maine

The fishing had slowed down in the second half of June so we decided to go out fishing in the morning instead of late afternoon. It was a perfectly calm morning and we got out fishing by 8 a.m.  As we made our way to our fishing spot, we passed a group of ducks still sleeping on the rocks.

Female Mallard ducks sleeping

We were catching a few fish but nothing too noteworthy until we got to the backside of an island.  I was casting to lillypads and on one cast I got a strike immediately and as I reeled my line in, it felt very odd to me.  I couldn't believe my eyes when I pulled my rapala out of the water - I had caught 2 perch on the same lure with that cast, one on each  hook!

 

Esther with a double hook-up!

A short while later I saw a fish jump at a dragon fly near a lily pad, so I of course cast right to that spot.  The fish attacked the rapala and I caught a nice smallmouth bass.  But I was surprised to see, on the same cast, my rapala had also hooked a dragon fly!
I guess that is what I like about fishing, you never know what is going to happen.

I caught a smallmouth bass and a dragon fly on the same cast.