Brookie???

We went fishing at Lake Kirkwood on Friday (6/22).  We fished from 9 AM to 10 AM without a bite!  One of our favorite lakes where we normally limited out, but today all we saw was a monster fish chasing our lure without a hit!

Then at 10 AM, it was every fisherman's dream when he has a bunch of kids wanting to catch fish rather than fishing....  Yes....  THE FISH TRUCK ARRIVED!!!  1,100 RAINBOW WERE DUMPED INTO THE LAKE!!!  Yours truly got it on camera.

ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED RAINBOW!!!

Unfortunately, another hour went by before the first fish was landed by a nearby fisherman!  Super strange.  We tried just about everything and only managed six fish total by 2 PM.  We left and spoke with the camp host.  He told us that we were the only successful fishermen within the past two weeks that he was there?!?!?

My suspicion is that the water was super warm.  As soon as the fish were dumped into the lake, they took off to the deeper parts of the lake.  Also, they may have been well fed at the hatchery before their trek up the mountain.  Nevertheless, this may have been the very first time where we did not limited out when the fish were being dumped into the lake.  The fisherman next to us was trying just about everything also, but only landed the very initial fish.  How strange!  Additionally, what's also super strange is that we caught two monster size brook trout!!!  Well, at least they're monster by our standards since we don't typically catch 'em.  They resemble baby salmon.  Can't wait to have 'em for dinner.

What a beauty!

Beautiful brook trout!

The children didn't catch a lot of fish, but they manage to have their own fun...

I gotta big minnow 😀

Not gonna get my hands dirty!

Let's just jump into the lake videos!!!

We got back home just in time for Holy Mass!

Peace,
-JU