We have found fishing heaven – it is “Crappie”. Yesterday I watched people fishing from a bridge over the Snake. They were catching catfish but the most numerous were Crappie. Today we met Leland and Bonny. Leland was gutting fish so we went over to see his catch. He had a bucket full of the little guys. We were impressed that he had caught so many on his own. The gutting looked easy – but he was using an electric knife after all. He showed us how he had set up his rod and gave us some bait. Bonny gave us a bag full of fish to cook. We were quite excited at the prospect of doing our own fishing. We cycled 5 miles to buy some more bait, lures and a fishing license. We prepared our lines and off to the bridge we walked. Mike had the golden rod and caught many more than the rest of us. After an hour we had more than we needed and the prospect of gutting so many was daunting. We managed to butcher a few fish before we got the hang of it, but we soon had enough meat for two hearty meals. These fish are not particularly meaty. We cooked up Bonny’s supply for dinner and then joined Leland on the bridge for a round of evening fishing. Rob and Ant had real good luck this time. We gave all our catch to him – I had done enough gutting for one day! His bucket was so full they started flipping out of it onto the ground. I think he was pleased with our contribution. Rob made us another wonderful campfire and we reflected on the fact that today had been our first day without rain. Yeah!
No comments:
Post a Comment