Suddenly and unexpectedly arriving at the age of 65, I finally have discovered the fine art of fishing! It's been on my life-list of things-to-do, and at the suggestion of my wife, I decided that now is the time. While we have visited our friends Ron and Kathy's lovely home in Galena several times, Pat and I were non-fisherpeople, so we never fished. This changed in June. Pat and I got licenses, and we took to the lake. Being a city "kid", I've never gone fishing, so worms, hooks, fish were all strange things to me! Until this trip, I had never voluntarily touched a worm. (Hey, I'm a programmer - I do code, not worms!).
Watch out fish, here we come! Pat and I spent the weekend with Ron and Kathy in Galena and with Ron's and Kathy's careful instruction, we learned how to cast and catch fish. I bought a license for myself for our Saturday fishing. Pat had so much fun taking pictures of Ron and me fishing ! I went on-line and got a license for Pat for our Sunday and Monday adventures. Ron's blog is:
http://www.ronknows.com/
My first fish was a crappie, and I didn't now how to bring it in, or handle it. In a short while, I caught a large-mouth bass. Ron showed me how to hold it. His advice was to hold it by his lower lip with my thumb, and he showed me how to remove the hook.
Ron let me use a great fishing rod, that I noticed had a special feel to it. It was an old rod, and I asked him about it. It was his late father's! (Thanks Ron - it was an honor.)
The next day, Pat, armed with her new fishing license, began fishing with one of Kathy's fishing rods. Right away, she began catching fish, using the plastic red worm! By now, I was able to dip my hand in the water, and remove the hook from the fish. It was all catch and release.
We had a great weekend. Among the four of us, we probably caught nearly 100 fish over the three days of fishing.
Check out our pictures at http://www.computerprofessionals.com/fishpix/index.htm
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