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

2023 June 9 more Fishing with my brother

The weather has gotten better and is perfect with a mixture of clouds and sun and just the right temperature. The fishing was great no matter where we went. Here are just a few of the many largemouth bass we caught that day.

George with one of his big bass, Esther below with one of hers

Another great bass for George

2023 June 8 Fishing with my Brother George

Today is the first day of a fishing trip with my brother and my husband.  It started off rainy but we didn’t let that stop us. We just suited up with our rain gear and off we went and we had fun anyway.

Esther is her rain suit with a large mouth bass

George all smiles with his catch despite the rain!

Frank with a largemouth bass.

Frank is usually busy driving the boat, but he does manage to catch  a lot of fish too.

2023 May 14 - Maine

 

Esther with 3 lb largemouth

We opened our camp this week and got to go out fishing on 2 different days. The first day we caught a lot of pickerel, some bass, 1 yellow perch and 1 shiner. We could see the bait fish and jumping out of the water to get away from the larger fish, so we knew exactly where to cast. 

Today we caught a lot largemouth bass and they were pretty good size. This was the largest at 3 lbs even. It was awfully cold and windy today but we still had fun.

So for the record- Frank caught the first fish of the season, but I caught the largest bass!

2022 Aug 28-30 Bear Spring Camp

 We spent 3 nights at our favorite fishing camp and had a great time. The weather was tough— very hot and sunny during the day and the wind was a constant 10 mph which made boat control and casting a challenge. We had my brother George with us this year and this was his first experience at a fishing camp. The food was very good, and I think we all gained a couple of pounds! Here are just some of the fish we caught this trip.

George with the largest Pickerel caught this trip

We all caught at least 1 smallmouth but Frank got the biggest ones this trip.

Frank with his 3-1/4lb smallmouth

And I saved the best for last. We come to this lake for the Pike. I was lucky enough to catch a 28”Pike this trip.

Esther with her 28” Pike

Frank with his Pike.

George caught a Pike too!

Esther with one of the crappies she caught.

Esther and George - a couple of tired fisherpeople resting up before heading out one more time!