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PONDERING CORE ESSENCE
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Sure, I've been ice-fishing and shore-casting a few times so far in 2021, but I'm going to consider this to be the first real fishing of 2021. I was fortunate to get amybaby22 out on the water, with trout as my target. Although I missed the first strike of the session, it didn't take long to catch my first fish of the year, a 14- or 15-inch piscivorous rainbow. The details are at www.numenonfunfishing.com/numenonfunfishing/same-place-better-choice for those who might be interested, but let's just say that once I got dialed in, the bites were steady, and I decided to call it a day when the twenty-second rainbow trout of the day came aboard. While I do miss the fun, adventure and opportunities of Lake Michigan trout fishing, this is what I currently have access to. And, it sure is more relaxing! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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As Winter (hopefully) quietly wanes to a close, I got truly antsy this past weekend. Not feeling quite comfortable with either local ice conditions or traveling north for trout, and being clueless about holdover stripers, I intensely puttered. On Sunday, I hit the local bait shop and grabbed a dozen or so jig heads. Shortly thereafter, my tying equipment was out. I fell into a groove and churned out some bucktails, all the while imagining the stripers and sea bass that might fall to them, and the scenes in which these encounters might occur. That was a small, but welcomed, first antidote to my restlessness and I quickly followed up with the recommended second dose. On Tuesday afternoon, a box of hooks, jig heads and assorted plastic baits finally arrived from Bass Pro Shops. These too, had provided some distraction while I ordered them. They were fodder for further verbal daydreaming during a pleasant dinner with my oldest daughter. By the time the dirty dishes were put away, this new gear had paid for itself in pleasantries. Four new baits for shallow, clear-water stripers, with new-to-me rigging. NOT PICTURED and my inspiration for these, an amber Hogy 6-inch Skinny Bait similarly rigged, my take on their classic nose-hooked (but substantially larger) baits. I think these will be productive under the proper conditions. Summarizing this and sharing my thoughts and pictures has helped me resist the outgoing Winter. And, when a friend questioned whether I was simply fishing for compliments for my bucktails, I did have to admit; at this point, I'll fish for anything! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways |
Steve LachanceVia Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Michigan and now, back to New England! Archives
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