Back in a previous life Judy and I used to be trout fisher-persons. This is like when we were first married. In our youth we were taught to fish the cold water lakes of north eastern Washington State by our parents. We know all about salmon eggs and golden hooks so tiny you can bury them inside a single salmon egg, and leader that is as fine as spider web. We could hook brook trout from a Bear Creek beaver dam or cut-throat trout in Deep Lake. My Grand Parents also took me fishing for perch and croppies, and our big twelve foot bamboo poles with twelve foot of line a bobber and a big hook crawling with night crawlers was about as much fun as a twelve year old can have.

Last week at the Potholes Reservoir, my sister, Holly, and her friend Doug came to join us for some fun. We chased all over the reservoir and watched the bass tournament that was going on. They caught some nice small-mouth bass and we all ate bass, played guitar and in general had a bang up time.

This week Judy and I showed up at my Sister’s place on Newman Lake, near Spokane Washington. We have a fine view of the lake from our front window and the weather is superb. On Saturday we bought some two-day out-of-state fishing licenses and Doug and Holly are proceeding to teach us to fish for large-mouth bass. Hey, this is loads of fun, especially when you have the help of local fishing guides that know the lake like the back of their hands. We did catch several nice bass, but Judy and I seem to be especially good at catching trophy sized lily pads. The lily pads, according to local custom, are strictly catch-and-release, however.

After the Memorial Day week-end we are heading for Canada.

By the end of the day I expect to have a fishy photo on the web site. www.dinsmore-enterprises.com

We send our love to all our friends and relatives. Gary and Judy