Fishing

 All in all, it was a pretty great year for fishing.  I still feel like I didn't fish as much as I could have, but I know I did plenty.  As a last gasp, I went out tonight (leaving tomorrow morning some time) and just trolled on the point, about 200 yards from the dock.  I caught 4 walleyes in about 15 minutes and missed as many others.  I likely would have stayed another hour, but the flies were absolutely horrific (they bite *hard!) and I had to use the bathroom.  Bad timing!

There were 9 huge loons that came swimming up near the dock as I was just getting to the boat for my last venture.  When I said something to them, they turned toward me and actually kind of swam a little closer (they were already unusually close), but when I whistled at them, they started jabbering and scattering.  It was pretty damn funny.  I wish I'd brought my phone.

It was a great last send off of a fishing jaunt, and as I got back to the dock, there was some amazing light and clouds to the east.  (Had I not had to rush up to use the crapper, the pics would have been better - there was a funky rainbow sprouting on the horizon).