Full of Summer

Between trips to Clear Creek I visit Yellowwood. The lake is full of summer, and fish come just often enough to keep my deep reveries from becoming full sleep. Still, coming to the end of the day, and of the long, liesurely fishing loop, is like waking from a very good dream.

A Noisy Fourth

My grandson Elliot had a properly noisy Fourth of July. Hope you did, too.

Non-existent Fish

At Yellowwood some kayak fishermen were coming in as I was going out. They said they hadn't found any fish all day. The weather report had also said no rain was expected. I think maybe that non-existent rain woke up those non-existent fish.

Journey On

If you haven't seen this, and enjoyed their second video, this is the first video by Aimee Savard and Chase Bartee. It documents their trip to the magic waters of Montana.

Smartest and Dumbest Takes On the Float Tube So Far

A few weeks ago I went back to that Lake Monroe access. It still seemed that there should be some bass in there, but I found none. Not even the carp were active. In addition, maybe because it was after a busy weekend or because of wind direction or something, the water was not only muddy but covered with a film of oil and gas. Not my cup of tea.

It still seems to be a popular place for kayakers. I passed a mother and her young daughter in their kayaks. As usual, they were intrigued by the float tube. The mother took a good look and then said the smartest thing I've heard from anybody yet: "It's just a little kayak!"

Three young guys came out in kayaks bristling with fishing rods. Later, in the evening, I was fishing a shallow backwater when they passed by in the nearby channel. They asked if I'd had any luck--which I hadn't--then admitted they hadn't either.

Then one of them said the dumbest thing I've heard so far about the float tube: "Are you standing up in that thing?"