First Fish of September

WELL THE BIG ONE DID NOT GET AWAY. TODAY WAS A REAL NICE DAY OVERALL WITH THE WEATHER, SLIGHTLY BREEZY; WATER TEMP WAS IN THE HI 80º'S. STAINED LOOKING. IN OTHER WORDS, DARK, NOT CLEAR AT ALL. I WAS FISHING WHAT HAS LATELY BECOME MY FAVORITE BAIT. THIS IS A GREEN WITH ORANGE UNDERBELLY; 4" LONG SUSPENDING RAPALA MINNOW. IT HAS A SLIGHT WABBLE WHEN BEING RETRIEVED AND DIVES TO MAYBE 8-10'. WHEN RETRIEVING THIS BAIT, AND THEN STOPPING, IT WILL HOLD IT'S DEPTH AND SUSPEND, THUS, THE NAME,"SUSPENDING MINNOW".

I HAVE BEEN FISHING THE AREA WHERE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF NICE SIZE ISLANDS AND WITH WIDE CHANNELS BETWEEN THEM. THIS IS WHERE I AM HAVING LUCK WITH THESE SABOLETE. TODAY WAS A PRETTY GOOD DAY IN THAT I CAUGHT A 20" RUNNING AROUND 3 LBS. WHEN HE HIT, HE WENT STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR AND THEN STARTING RUNNING TOWARD THE BOAT, AND THEN AWAY GIVING A PRETTY GOOD FIGHT. MAN THESE THINGS HAVE SOME TEETH. I DID MANAGE TO CATCH A SMALLER ONE LATER, BUT NO NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT ONE. IT WAS SMALL.

THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE DAY THOUGH IT IS HARD NOT TO TAKE IN THE SCENERY. THIS LAKE WITH ITS ISLETAS IS REALLY PRETTY INCREDIBLE. IT IS SURROUNDED BY VOLCANOES AND MOUNTAINS. THERE ARE SO MANY BIRDS AND OTHER ANIMALS IT MAKES EVERY TRIP A REAL TREAT.

I AM STARTING TO GET SOME FISH FINALLY. I AM NOT GETTING THE QUANTITIES I WOULD LIKE, BUT I BELIEVE I AM ZOOMING IN AND IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I CAN WRITE ABOUT THE DAY. THE MAIN THING NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN IS I AM GONE FISHIN' AND CATCHN' FISH.