Lucy in training

She's currently learning to "sit". And doing a very good job at that.

I hope to have a frisbee partner in the future... we'll see.

Princess Luciana trying to get Holly

She's such a treat. She's not that settled in, yet. Still getting accustomed to the new surroundings.

We were out in the driveway and she saw Holly on the porch. She tried to get through the railing, but couldn't figure that out. She totally missed the stairs. I don't think she's fond of stairs.

Check it out on the video.

Only fish all day, but worth it.

Nick and Chase and I went to Black Shoals (Randay Poynter) saturday to scratch up some largemouth.

Chase caught the first, a crappie, I think, and therefore was the winner of the "hashbrowns". Good on him!

Nick said he lost a healthy one in the first cove to the left, heading south. I think it was on a rattle-trap.

We docked up around 1130 and went back to the truck to warm up. It was a bit nipply.

The water temp went from 48-49 south of the docks and 50-51 up towards the north, more shallow areas.

I got this one on the right bank looking in the "Beaver Spillway". I had tried the left opening and the middle of the spillway and on a whim cast to the right side of the bank that was bare clay with no vegetation next to the water.

When I felt the tap-tap, I figured it was a small fish, so I just tried to keep a little tension on the line. The fish was pretty slow because it was hard to tell if the line was moving. I tugged on the line, felt "La Resistance" and BAM! There he was.

He didn't fight much because I was reeling like a freak! Yelling to Nick to "Bring the Camera".

When it broke water, I realized how nice he was. And then to land him in the boat! "Nice Fish!"

I think all-in-all, we had a good time. It's nice to be able to jam out in a hurry and get to a nice fishing hole with little hassle. Today would have been a great opportunity, but alas, it is better to forge forward than to look backwards.

A huge "Thank You" to our Creator for blessing us with such beautiful natural resources. Amen.