A GOOD DAY ON THE WATER!

NICE FISH!

"PAINTED" ROCKS OF STOCKTON ISAND

THE MORNING'S CATCH

 Saturday, 8:00 AM.  64 degrees F, wind ENE, calm at present.  The sky is mostly clear of clouds but hazy.  There is .5" of rain in the gage, and the rain barrels are full.  The humidity is 91% and the barometer stands at 29.83".  We are due for more rain into the evening.
   Yesterday morning as I was walking Buddy, neighbor Jon pulled up in his truck and asked if I wanted to go fishing.  Not having been out on the lake as yet this year, and still without a license, I said, "You bet!" and within forty-five minutes I was licensed, grabbed a cup of coffee, and we were leaving City Dock in John's 23 foot fishing boat, along with his brother Bill and another friend.
   The morning looked stormy but it cleared somewhat and we fished around the east side of Madeline Island and later the south side of Stockton Island.  The northeast wind rendered most of the day chilly, and the water temperature was also cold, ranging from 42  to 48 degrees.  But the fish were hungry, and we caught eight; three lake trout and five brown trout, all keepers, the largest about eight pounds and 24".  At one point we had two fish on and a strike at the same time.
   It  was a good day on the water!