Old friend and fellow outdoor writer, Darl Black and his wife from western PA are in state, and we try to fish together whenever one of us or the other are in the other’s territory for some reason. So Darl and Marilyn joined me at Lakeville this morning.
The fish cooperated. ALL the fish cooperated. Darl tries to keep a well stocked library of stock photos, so for a while, he was shooting photos of just about everything that came in the boat. Bluegills, perch, trout, rock bass, pickerel and even a few largemouth. The stock photos out of the way, we got down to serious bullshitting and catching up, and even managed to catch a few more bass. And a whole lot more pickerel. For the most part, it was a typical summer day on Lakeville. The deep weed edge was key, and if you got more than a few feet deeper than the outer edge of the milfoil, you caught a lake snake almost immediately. The biggest pick we got was about 4-1/2. Biggest bass, around 3. Caught a fish or two on a jerkbait and a couple on the Slug-Go el salto, but the fish were mostly deeper, and it was definitely a drop shot day.
A lot of fish crossed the gunwales, and it was just a very enjoyable, relaxed day on the water with old friends.