Nearly a month of warmwater fly fishing that started with the Johnny Boyd Carp Classic on Blackfoot Reservoir June 1-3 followed by the Georgia Speaking Tour through mid-June to the last ten days here in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire ended today. It was a fantastic run. I can never get enough of the warmwater fish.
My sister and I hit the lake early this morning but it was like a graveyard. I think the amount of speeding boats has put the fish in a state of shock. To give you an idea how the fishing was – this colorful redbreast sunfish was our only catch. He’s gorgeous though and was a good one to end on.
This afternoon I visited with my dad one last time. He’s been the only bad part of this month long adventure. He is not doing well. We got him out of the nursing home to camp for an hour today but it was a struggle for all and I’m not sure he even knows he came.
Tonight I partied down with cousins who have all arrived at camp for the 4th of July. Then I had dinner with mom outside at Garwoods in Wolfeboro. It was a great night that ended with me leading the kids to a night swim.
It’s now well past midnight and I leave for Idaho at 5 am. It will be a few days at least before I get on the water again. There’s a ton of yard work and catching up on things at home. And I need some rest before the 4th of July in good ole Victor, Idaho!
Love the stories of time spent with family, it’s such an important part of life. Keep ’em coming!
I couldn’t agree more Kevin. I’m so lucky to be able to mix family and fishing together no matter where we end up.
Part of that is loving all species of fish!