I don’t fish nearly as much as I should; I spend most of my time hunting. Today with the weather being so warm I took the day off from hunting and went out to test out my new camera lens that Santa brought me. I hit the local waterways near the house because the migratory flocks are here and I figured they make good subjects to test the new lens out on. Check out Moose’s Wild America over the next few days as I’ll post some of those photos.
At Bass Lake I arrived in time to see a very nice channel cat landed. The new lens is a zoom lens not the best for shooting portraits but I tried. Talking with the anglers it seems that although the fishing is a bit slower then other times of the year those who put in the time are often rewarded with a catch. The feeders on the lake have been taken down because of the danger of the fish over gorging themselves at a time when their metabolism naturally slows down.
The big cat they caught was just shy of the 10 lb mark on the scales at the park office. That is a nice fish and certainly serves as a reminder that I need to get out and fish some more. They tell me that an 11 lb was caught and released not all that long ago so there are some nice fish in the lake. A more typical catch is in the 2lb range which is ideal size for eating.
Bass Lake is part of the community fishing program that has lakes and ponds all over the state to fish in. Many have fishing equipment that can be borrowed by the public if you don’t have your own to use. You will need a state fishing license and check with the particular rules the lake or pond has that you’ll be fishing.
