It's my response to cryptic opening posts in a thread,
over something where we have no new information to discuss, that has been rehashed dozens of time, so why not talk fishing.
mpkeelee, what did you fish for in Maine? I've seen more than one fishing show on TV that did an east coast episode chasing stripers. I'd absolutely love to cast for 'em and land some beasts.
I love saltwater fishing but live as far away from the coasts as you can get in the United States. I'm crossing my fingers that the gf gets into medical school somewhere within driving distance of a beach where I can do some shark fishing.. my absolute favorite! Set up some bait, use a rod holder, kick back in a folding chair and sunbathe or read or build a sand castle, and listen for that clicker.. ZIIIING!! Fish on!
However I absolutely love the serenity of fishing Minnesota lakes and rivers. The further away from other people I can get, the better. I'm hoping to do a float trip down the Kettle River, out of Hinckley, down into the St. Croix a ways. I've heard about great smallmouth bass fishing there, and now that river levels are finally dropping it should be easier to identify where the fish hold up in (or out of) the current. If I don't get out to the Kettle, then I have plans to hit up a lake with the intention of using my new fish finder to look for suspended fish in deep water, and attempting to target them with ice fishing jigs and plopping bait right on top of their heads
