Of which one was a keeper which I will be having for breakfast tomorrow.
I caught the first one this morning – probably about 5 inches in length, but as I was about to examine it more closely it slipped off the hook and back into the water.
After the hectic day and the associated stresses today, I went out this evening for relaxation and meditation. On my first cast I caught a small one, about 4 inches. And then it was just cast, reel in, cast reel in for a very long time. I switched lures a few times but without any noticeable effect.
I went back to my original lure at the end and cast out a few more times before going back in. I gave myself 7 p.m. as the cutoff time. It wasn’t too long after switching the lure that I snagged a 9-inch Dolly.
I also learned just a couple days ago that I’m supposed to quickly kill fish that I intend to keep. It’s supposed to be more humane that way. I found billy club style wooden sticks sold, but decided that since the fish I’m catching are pretty small that a couple whacks with my Leatherman tool would be sufficient, which it was. I also discovered that a dead fish is much easier to carry back home than one that is still flipping and wriggling about.
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