My husband and I like to fish. Behind Libby Dam in Montana is a long, narrow lake called Koocanusa. It's full of fish. We try to catch a species of land-locked salmon called kokanee. We like to eat them. Yum!
These kokanee are not very big but they are very hungry, which makes them fairly easy to hook. However, they are not above stealing your bait and leaving the (empty) hook behind! They may fight when you reel them in, or you might not know they're on the hook until you reel it in.
It's fun trolling around the lake. You can catch something unexpected--like your spouse's line! Or a thunderstorm (I love thunderstorms, as I have said before!) will build up making it prudent to get off the water.
Sometimes the wind pushes the boat around and you have to work to get anywhere. Other times it can be perfectly still. In a few hours the weather might change several times!
When our time on the lake is done, we bring our catch home. My husband likes to smoke some of them. Then, whatever we don't eat right away I either freeze or can.
Fishing is fun!
For more ABC Wednesday, click the link in the sidebar.
13 comments:
Great post and shots! Brought back lots of memories as I lived in Montana for sixteen years. The salmon almost made me drool -- my favorite!
Enjoy!
Sylvia
We were fishing (well HE fished)in June at a lake in the central area of BC. I got bit by all the bugs! lol
looks like a great day fishing
An Arkies Musings
Looks like you had a good catch!
Amazing picture of the thunderstorm moving in. All the pictures are fabulous.
That seems like fun - both to fish and eat!
Re you comment - I sincerely hope so :-)
As you can tell from recents posts my husband and I like to fish, too. I am not much on camping, and prefer a little more shelter so we rent a cabin, in our rural area called a resort.
How lucky to be where you can catch salmon, very healthy for you, especially grilled or smoked.
We have nice rainbow and brown trout in the White River below Bull Shoals Dam. I used to can them with a BBQ sauce which made them taste very much like smoked salmon. I liked canning as it made bones soft. I choke easily due to asthma so avoid anything not filleted unless it is canned. Some people catch and can carp out of the lake. I pass on that.
Years ago I went fishing with my husband. I was taken back to those fun times.
Thanks,
Sherry
I haven't been fishing in years, but I used to enjoy it quite a bit. Great post.
most proficient fishing, I see. My grandfather used to fish; I haven't in decades.
Oh fishing is such fun & salmon is yum!
Looks like you had a lot of fun! When hubby fishes, I paint the scene where we're at.
My husband is born in Montana - only it is a city Montana that is situated in Northern Bulgaria. Nice fish!
Post a Comment