2016 June 19 - Fishing with my Sister Mary

Mary with her first largemouth bass!

Had a wonderful weekend in Maine with my sister Mary and her family.  Mary is not into fishing as much as me, but we did fish together some of the time when we were kids.  She hasn't fished in a long time though, so Frank was determined to get her out there this weekend. It was a beautiful sunny day when bass are typically hard to find, but he got her to the right location and she did catch a couple of nice bass.  She insists it wasn't really that big in person, but pictures don't lie - we can see it was a good sized bass!
Frank took her husband Dick out as well and he had a lot of fun catching  bass all over the lake.

Dick the happy fisherman with his catch of the day

2016 June 11-12 - Fishing with my brother George

George with a nice Largemouth bass

George with another one of the bass he caught

We had a nice weekend fishing with my brother George. The weather was not the best, it was very cool, cloudy with sprinkles of rain on and off.  A  cold front came in and put the fish down so they were hard to find. George said he hadn't fished in awhile but we were amazed at the accuracy of his casts. He managed to cast into these little pockets in the brush along the shore without getting hung up and that was where the fish were hiding!

2016 June 10 - Fish are starting to bite!

Esther with a large pickerel

Frank with a 3 lb. Largemouth Bass

Fishing has been slow this spring and the weather is unpredictable.  One day is cold and the next is warmer than usual.  We did catch these 2 nice fish and several other smaller ones so maybe the fishing is picking up!

2016 May 30 - White Perch

Esther with a large White Perch

We are up in Maine for Memorial Day weekend and went fishing on one of our favorite ponds. I caught this nice white perch which is unusual for this particular pond.  I was fishing with a spinner and I think the white perch typically go for real worms instead.

2016 May 15 - Splake Trout

24" 4-1/2 lb Splake and Esther

The fishing season is off to a great start in Maine! It was an early spring this year so we headed north last weekend which is really early for us.  The bass fishing is slow since the water is still cold so we put into a pond that has trout and bass and I was rewarded with this 4-1/2 pound Splake.  I was thrilled. I have never caught such a large trout, since I typically fish for bass. I was using a crawfish crankbait which I had used successfully at Wachusett reservoir a few years ago and it paid off big time for me now.
This was the only bite I had for the whole afternoon.  As we headed in my husband got a hit.  He was hoping for a trout as well, but he landed a huge largemouth bass instead - 4.25 lbs, 19" long. So we both went home very happy.

19" 4.25 lb Largemouth Bass

Can't wait to go back to Maine!

2015 - Labor Day Weekend

The end of summer. The lake is quieter now that most  families have gone and the kids are back  in school.  We had beautiful weather and we had the lake mostly to ourselves. I did well this weekend using rubber crawfish. So I ended the season on a good note with this 3 lb bass below.

Esther with a 3lb Largemouth bass

2015 August

Fishing definitely slows down in the summer, especially when the days are so hot and the water is so warm it is like taking a bath.  The fish go deep and they are harder to find but we did manage to find a few bass using the wacky worms. 

Esther with one of the larger summer bass

When we are not fishing we find time for our other favorite activity -- what I call "swimmy chairs".  There is nothing more relaxing than sitting in one of these enjoying a cold beer!

Frank relaxing in the "Swimmy Chair"