2023 Aug 6 - Summer Bass

 

Frank with the biggest bass of the summer!

Fishing has been slow since the water has gotten so warm in the summer months.  We may not catch a lot of fish but occasionally we catch a good one. Today was Frank’s day with this largemouth that gave him a good fight. He actually thought he was stuck on a rock when the fish first hit his lure! It wasn’t a rock it was this lunker! We tried to get a weight on him, but unfortunately the scale was not working properly.

2023 Aug 3 - Baby Loon Has Grown

Mother loon with baby

It has only been 3 weeks since we saw this baby loon but the change is dramatic. It was a fluffy brown newborn and now it is so much bigger!

It was a good day for seeing wildlife. We also saw a Bald Eagle land in a tall pine tree right near us. It was watching us fish probably hoping we would leave a fish for it to scoop up. We saw an eagle earlier this year, dive down and grab a fish right from the surface of the water. I didn’t get a picture of that but did get one picture today.

2023 July 22 - Baby Loon

 

Baby Loon and  mother Loon

One of the things I love about being on a lake, pond, or river is the chance to see wildlife. Today we were rewarded and got to see this cute little baby loon with its mother.

Of course, we were out fishing. The fish were few and far between but I did catch this nice largemouth.

2023 July 20 - Smallmouth Bass Fishing

 

Esther with a nice Smallmouth Bass

I have started to fish with the wacky worm to get down into the cooler waters. It worked on this trip and I caught a nice Smallmouth Bass! They are definitely harder to catch and they like to jump out of the water once hooked. That is when I usually lose them, but this one I caught.

2023 June 23 Summer Begins in Maine

Summer officially started 2 days ago and it was quite warm in Maine when we went fishing again. Predictably, the warm weather also  makes it harder to catch fish because they like to go down into the cooler water. I did manage to catch 1 large bass hiding in the lilly pads. 

2023 June 11 Last Full Day Fishing with my Brother

 We put in another full day of fishing. Today was a sunnier day but the fishing continued to be outstanding!

Frank with a really nice smallmouth bass!

It was exciting to see Frank land a nice smallmouth bass today. They are harder to find and to catch than a largemouth. I usually lose them because they like to jump out of the water to throw the hook.

A nice way to end the trip with a double-hookup!

George and Frank had a double hook-up when they both landed good sized largemouth bass at the same time. This wasn’t the only time this trip that this had happened but I got the best picture this time. We even had a triple hookup once with me catching a bass at the same time too —  but that left no one to take the picture -- so you will have to take my word for it!

2023 June 10 Taking a Break from Fishing

 Even the most avid fishermen need to take a break once in awhile. We fished all day but went out for pizza and played a little Cornhole later on. Of course my brother, the horseshoe champion beat us both soundly!

George and Frank playing Cornhole