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Thursday, Apr. 27, 2006 - 10:13 p.m. Went fishing after work this evening. The White Bass are still not in the river like they should be, but there were enough other fish to make things interesting. I met Moose at his favorite spot (where a small creek feeds into the main branch of the river- a very productive spot for me, too) around 5 pm. Fished until a little after 7. And I drove about 1 hour and 45 minute to do those 2 hours of fishing. He wasn't keeping anything, so he tossed his keeper Whites into my bucket. We both caught a bunch of undersized Crappies and some very tiny Yellow and White Bass. Between the two of us, we only kept 9 fish. 8 Whites, and this Walleye:
Anyway�. I dropped the Whites off at Tony the Shop Rat's house on the way home. His daughters (3 and 2 years old) love fish, and I cracked them up by making the Walleye "growl" at them. Walleye have a mouth full of sharp teeth, making them look somewhat fierce. I ended up picking up the Walleye 4 times before I left, because they kept asking me to "make it growl!" But I actually feel bad about the Walleye. Why? Because Moose always talks about how the first time he ever lands a keeper-sized Walleye, he will take it straight to the taxidermist to have it mounted for the wall in his family room. He is in his 50's, and has never caught a keeper (14" minimum). I hooked this one standing about 4 feet from Moose. He said this has happened to him more than a few times. He reached down and landed the fish for me (we were on a steep muddy bank, and he had knee boots on, making it easier for him to reach the water�s edge). I tried to tell him that he actually "caught" the fish in his hands. He said that doesn�t count. So I really don�t feel all that good about catching the Walleye. It would have meant more to him that me. Neither of us uses techniques that would increase our odds of landing these tasty fish. In my 44 years on the planet, I have only landed 3 keepers (one 14" fish back in the early 90's in Lake Mohall, one 16" fish at the beach I fish in the fall at B.A.C.E. Lake, and this 20" fish). This is the first one I have kept. Probably end up fried and in my belly on Sunday....
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