The lines are wet we're fishing although we ran into shelob the spider from lord of the rings
A ramble du community but I want to share this. I just feel happy as I sit here on this island watching my two guys as they fish illuminated by the fire we have we were on the island by 05:30. My one son his throat and ears no longer hurt. Doc hooked him up with Zithromax yesterday and strep came back negative. We bailed fast this morning it surprised me as I checked on our one son. He was awake and he said dad I feel great. I asked you wanna hit the dam so I went and woke up his brother.
Both of my guys love to fish I tell people they are diehards. So out of bed brush the teeth wash your faces, make a quick bagel give boog his gabapentin and his anti inflammatory in peanut butter bread. Even with a limp Boog has heart and one bad leg doesn’t slow him down and we cannot leave a boog behind. Although we have now become his service people we have to help him into the Tacoma.
We hit the creek grab the gear and I smile as my two guys getting into neoprene waders. Dad is wearing cut off nylon sweats and ozark closed toe sandals. The reason for them wearing the waders snakes dad. Why yes we do have copperheads and rattle snakes around. But their concern is water snakes , why it is dark and we cannot see them standing in creek. These guys just make me smile I love them so deeply.
So we head out flashlights on as were making for the trail where we cross to the island. This time of year the water is ankle deep, and this part of creek is decent as no rocks underneath our feet just loose creek bed. As we reach the island we stop and find the trap I set in creek I tie it off on this tree in creek and leave it for minnows and crayfish it was loaded we clean it out put the minnows in one container and crayfish in the other ,we just set bait containers in the creek so water runs through them. I ask my guys you wanna wade around the island or we walk the trail to other side to the dam.
They chose the trail so I go first flash light shining on ground yes copperheads. Place is heavy with them but the fishing is sweet. And I don’t shoot them anymore with 22 pistol and snake shot this is where they live. I just usually poke them with my rod and they slither away.
And as we get close to the dam , even over the sound of the water roaring I hear son of a bitch behind me. I stop and turn as our one son walked into a spider web. Dad check to see if I have any spiders on me he says in a panic voice. I use flashlight and tell him your good to go as his brother giggles at him dam bro and says to him that could have been shelob,yup no support I smile come on we have fish to catch.
My two immediately get lines in the water as I build a fire. Surprisingly our cache of dried wood we scavenged from our last time here is still available. I enjoy just watching my guys. So far four small mouths and several crappies have been caught I put out the word keep the crappies if they are decent in size will filet them and do fish fry today . This time of year early morning or late evening is awesome. They’re feeding and will hang here until around 0900 , then work our way out hitting the cabbage water Lillie’s cuz the bass go for shade once sun is high. Life is good hanging with my two guys and a boog.
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Two guys and a Boog.
