August 4, 2008 on Leech Lake

We arrived home around 2 p.m. this afternoon after spending the past four days at the Lake Itasca State Park where we had gathered for the Coyle Family Reunion.

After unloading the truck and grabbing a quick bite to eat, I hustled out to the boat to do a little fishing. It had been several days since I'd been on Leech Lake, and I was anxious to get back at it.

I hit the water at 3:30 p.m. under sunny skies, a temperature right around 80 degrees, winds out of the south at 5-8 mph and a water temperature of 77 degrees. I trolled from the Birches past Second Duck Point using a jointed Shad Rap in a perch color, and caught several perch. I kept none of the perch and didn't hook a walleye. I went to shore at 5:30 p.m.

Great to be back on Leech Lake.

August 1/2/3, 2008, Coyle Family Reunion

Beginning Friday afternoon and lasting until Monday afternoon, the Coyle Family Reunion was four days of fun at Lake Itasca State Park located just south of Bemidji. The Coyles are my wife's family, and I like and get along with all of them.

I'm not going to recount the entire reunion weekend here, however, since I only post on this blog activities relating to our house and cabin located on beautiful Leech Lake,