It's just before 9 am on a Sunday morning. Today we are going fishing, trout fishing to be exact. Trout are active when it's cold so spring and fall are great for trout fishing. But since it's been raining quite a lot this past week, the rivers are swollen, so wading upstream through swollen rivers is out of the question. Today we go pond fishing.
The place we're going has 5 big ponds or small lakes, whatever you want to term them. They are stocked once a month and are a popular place to fish for a couple of reasons. #1) It's a metropark that does not require a fishing license. We have them, but it's a popular spot for that reason. #2) You can "keep" the fish you catch! Most easy access places around here don't let you. It's just for catch and release. That leads me to a third reason... #3) The lakes are easy access for elderly or handicapped veterans who live near the VA hospital that's close by. Some of those dudes (and a few gals) really know their fishing! Spaceman usually tries to get them to talk, you know... spill the beans on what lures they're catching all those fish on.... most folks are friendly and will chat a few minutes to share about their successes or the one that got away.
Today it's going to be chilly. Usually we only go fishing if it's close to or above 50F. As of right now, it's only 28F. brrrr!
I'm awake though, spaceman is sleeping beside me, snoring *rolls eyes* ;) If it were warmer I would have awoken him already like a kid on Christmas morning. But.... *sigh* It will be a while before it warms more. The high is supposed to be only 41F today. But... it's the only day in a long stretch where it's not supposed to also rain when it warms up. And we are itching to get out there and spend the day casting.
For my birthday he bought me my own tackle "box" which is a soft-sided bag with lots of pockets and a couple of hard plastic containers with dividers inside. Yesterday I got it out and gently reminded him it's empty. EMPTY! What's the point of carrying an empty tackle box. lol So he got his out, which is literally bursting at the seams and spring cleaned it a bit, handing me things I had contributed or that he had doubles of. So now I have a few things in my bag. That works for me.
Aww, he just woke up and said dejectedly, "It's 30 degrees." To which I replied, "Yeah, that's why I haven't woke you up yet. Go back to sleep." And bam, a minute later, he's snoring again. :P
I plan to wake him up a little more nicely later. :)
