Fish At Last

Our most recent outing produced more action than we have seen in our scant outings this year. We fished all smelts, at varying depths, and chased down six flags. It was not until about 3:30 PM (the fish always seem to bite better in the afternoon) when I finally hooked one. Up until then all we had done was lose bait, and change out chewed up bait.The wind was brutal, as this was Valentines day, and everything that was not bolted or weighed down seemed to blow away.

The togue we landed was almost 23" long and weighed probably in the 3- 3 1/2 lb ballpark. He put up a tough but brief fight as we were near the hole when he tripped the flag. He probably only ran twenty feet of line out before I set the hook. There is a picture of this fish to your right. Yeah, that's me, crooked smile and all. But if you are from away, please note, some of us Mainers do still have all our teeth. LOL.

Anyway, it was a great day on the ice and we were getting warmed up for a three day tournament next weekend. My daughter will be in attendance, defending her title in two categories from the same tournament last year. I will try and post a bunch of pictures, maybe even a video, as it goes along. Thanks!