The tail end of my kayak and the fountain at Wallace Lake
BEREA, OH – It’s fair to say I am more patriotic than most people. I love our country and especially our veterans. I am a strong believer and supporter of American exceptionalism and no words can describe how I feel about those who have laid down their lives for this great nation. While my fishing blog is not used as a political platform, I just wanted to acknowledge my fantastic weekend both fishing and enjoying my family was a direct result of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
One of six Largemouth Bass caught
A week had passed since the Children’s Fishing Derby at Wallace Lake that I had blogged about here. I thought there would be a strong likelihood of trout remaining and of course my shot at a Golden Trout. The Cleveland Metroparks released 100 of them in conjunction with their Centennial Celebration. The Golden Trout would continue to elude me, but their was plenty of action to make for a banner day of kayak fishing. In the end, I tallied six Largemouth Bass caught and released and my three fish limit of Rainbow Trout. A few more trout were released after hitting the limit.
The author with a rare smiling photo
A quality sized stocker measuring a bit over 14 inches
The bass were caught on 1/32 ounce jigs with Berkley Gulp! Minnows, and the trout all were brought to net via inline spinners. I have no idea what size a keeper bass is as I only release them, but if it is 12″, a couple would have been a little better or under that mark. Two of the three trout kept were rather decent for stockers, I only measured the largest, that fish a tad over 14″.
The end of the day
Memorial Day Weekend tends to offer time for a lot of folks to fish. I was excited to see so many people, especially kids, fishing on my Facebook and Instagram feeds. I couldn’t have been happier with the results of my day (well unless I finally caught a Golden), and hope others had success. Even if the fish didn’t cooperate for you, I am certain the time was well spent!
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Beautiful fish!
Thank you!