If I had not seen photos, it truly would have been “the biggest fish story”. On top of that, Brian claims this to be the earliest he has seen fish this big caught. The lake trout (several) were in the 40”/35-37# range. These fish are 40-50 years old and fragile so Brian does not allow them out of the water long enough to weigh or measure (“don’t fall in love”), so the photos speak for themselves. Bart and Mark caught two each but you will have to ask them yourself whose was the biggest.
Now the bad news…..they were so proud and full of shots of “fireball” that they carried on loudly at the fire pit outside my door very late/very loud/very long ‘til the wee hours (can you blame them?).
Fishing in the middle of the night is routine here and boats sometimes leave the dock as late as 9:00 or 10:00 pm.
The smart eat a lighter breakfast today because we have a “shore lunch” again. We are instructed to bring three trout and three pike to be cooked. The lake is strangely quiet, glassy, beautiful and no fish biting. Several boats come in empty at noon – very unusual. Katie the maid, housekeeper, assistant cook and basic charmer, humbles us (again) by catching pike from shore for us to consume. Terrific chow as usual.
The afternoon also yields fewer fish than usual but it picks up later and I have my best day starting about 4:00 pm – 1 trout/14 pike. Go figure.
Tonight’s excitement is arm wrestling. Brian beats David, Mark beats Brian, Mark beats David and no one else will take on Mark. In my opinion, they are all in trouble when David grows all the way. He takes lots of abuse with good humor and unusual maturity for a 14-year old. (Everyone has expressed admiration for how well both boys turned out despite being related to Mark and raised on Tennessee propaganda.)
More boats going out as we older guys head to bed – don’t they ever get enough? (We had already been out there about 10 hours today…….)
Bart’s lake trout
Mark did your brother get a bigger trout?
Shore Lunch… Life is good
The eagles watched our shore luncheon
Brent plans his day while Marvin shops for the best lure
We caught a fish that swallowed a fish
“A Double” (AKA Two trout on at the same time)
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