September 19, 2008 on Leech Lake

Rick lives in Australia, so we decided to fly the Australian flag during his visits to Leech Lake. Notice the rainbow to the right of the flags.

Today was unusually warm with a temperature of 80 degrees. The winds were calm to 5 mph out of the SE, with mostly cloudy skies. Today is Rick's birthday, so we'll be grilling steaks for dinner tonight.

We continued to paint the cabin for most of the day -- and we're getting close to completing it -- but Rick and I did manage to get close to 2 hours of fishing in from 2:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Using small Northland Neon-tone Gum-Ball jigs tipped with Gulp Alive minnows and leeches, Rick and I fished "the Birches." Rick caught a rock bass and I caught a very nice largemouth bass. Both fish were immediately released. No walleyes, perch or crappie today.