At 9:30 a.m. the temperature was 49 degrees, the sky was grey and overcast and the wind was out of the NE again at 8-12 mph, with gusts up to 17 mph. As I started to write this post the furnace kicked on. If I'm not mistaken, tomorrow is the first day of summer, so shouldn't it be warming up soon?
I took care of some chores around the house this morning before driving into Bemidji at just after noon. I registered the truck for another year at the DMV, picked up some new wiper blades for the truck at the Chevy dealership, did some grocery shopping and eventually made it home around 4:30 p.m.
I got everything put away, took the garbage down to the community center bins, put on the new wiper blades and cleaned up around the house. At 6:00 p.m., with the temperature at 66 degrees and mostly cloudy skies, I decided to go fishing.
The wind was out of the north at 10-15 mph, and there were some pretty good waves on the lake. I figured the "walleye chop" might make the fishing good. I took the boat out in front of the cabin, put in the drift sock, and drifted south toward Second Duck Point in 10 feet of water. The water temperature was 66 degrees.
I tipped my parrot colored Northland Gumball jig with a leech and started fishing. Even with the drift sock in the water, the wind pushed the boat along at a ground speed of .50 to .67 mph. I caught several rock bass and perch, but only one small walleye, a 13-incher.
I didn't go out trolling tonight, opting to stay in after dinner and read. Tomorrow my parents are set to arrive. I haven't seen them in more than a year so it will be great to spend time with them. And then on Thursday of this week, Kathleen is arriving in Bemidji. It will be fantastic to have her join me here at Leech Lake. We will be celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 26.
Monday, June 20, 2011
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