First off, the park walk was unexpectedly later, due to me thinking I had a medical appt. this morning, when it is actually next week. This is a case where I rescheduled the appointment due to having visitors, but did not correctly update my calendar. This required a trip home to dress for walk. Luckily the weather was cooperating and cooler.
I passed and stopped for a minute to talk to Mike with his dog Eddie. I mentioned my recent walk at Round Lake, which he was not familiar with. This seems to be a common case. Everyone is familiar with the larger adjacent Lacamas Lake, but Round Lake is the legitimate smaller sister lake. On my recent walk I saw two men fishing. When I asked “What are you catching?” They replied “Bass”.
Now I am not a fisher person, although sitting in a boat moving with a mild current sounds dreamy. As does sitting in a quiet peaceful spot on the shore of a small lake surrounded by a forest of old Douglas firs and deep still water. And I had heard of Salmon and Trout fishing in the area, but never Bass.
I had found out in a previous conversation, that Mike has done a fair amount of fishing in various spots around the state. So I asked about the possibility of catching Bass in our location. He responded in the affirmative, while adding: “It depends on the time in the season. Early Bass may taste a bit muddy (dirty) and for the type of water at that lake they won’t be any bigger than this.” He stretched his arms straight forward, with his hands about a foot apart. I got the impression that this size fish would only be large enough to pan fry whole. He continued, “ You can even catch Catfish, but with the same drawback on the size. And you know the two antenna (like cat whiskers) they have in front…well they are used to sting”.
So I am getting the drift that there are many pros and cons to the various types of fishing, at this point. And Mike’s dog Eddie is tugging on his leash, so this conversation comes to it’s conclusion. And that’s all I have to report from todays park walk.
