Helloooo? Anybody home?? - 02Feb13

TR by Gemini
Participants:  Gemini, Lisbeth & Emil (2/3 VB Family)
Launch Site: Strawberry Patch, Lake MacDonald
Conditions: Fine, light-medium breeze

I launched around 5AM onto a slightly less full and murky lake (from the proper launch this time, not the bitumen). The rain had stirred the water up a little, so visibility was zero. Emil and Lisbeth arrived shortly after I launched, and quickly proceeded onto the water.

The conditions were otherwise great, and the bird life put on a show, but the fishing unfortunately didn't keep up the trend. We cast away madly all the way around to toga bay with no strikes. Here Emil had a take from a nasty tree-fish on the bank just past the bay, so I headed over to see if I could help. While scratching our heads about his lure high above, Emil noticed Lisbeth tugging away at her line a little ahead of us and waved me over to help there instead. By the time I arrived there was a nice fat bass in her net!



At 37cm it was a nice first bass. Lisbeth released him and we went on our way.

We continued around past the Palm Farm and on to the Three Ways. The wind whipping down the channel from the Three Ways was fairly strong, and this coupled with the heat and no fish led me to decide to start the voyage home. A few exploratory casts on the way home yielded no further results.

Not the best fishing trip, but a nice day on the water otherwise. At least the lake is full again for the moment, and it would appear that not all the bass have escaped over the wall. Here's hoping for next time!

Matt (Gemini)