Bass Fishing Summer 2010

I thought I had learned to Bass Fish. Well.... No. I learn more and more every time I go.

During the summer of 2010 I spent many nights camping on the John Day river near Kimberly, OR. Early morning bites, Top Water Lures, Rubber worms... salty tastes and hard hits! I got my own fishing pole: A Pink UGLY STICK. I named her "Mordrid the Bass Murderer". So far, that is all she has been able to catch; other than sucker fish which are bad news anyway. Worthless. I tried Cat fishing with her (Mordrid) on the Owyhee Reservoir, but nope... she only caught two bass. One Smalley and one Large Mouth. Neither of any remarkable size.

But.............. my pride and joy was my third trip bass fishing with Todd Berry. He was teaching me how to use Top Water Lures and THIS is what I got.... Mind you, this size of Smalleys usually are NOT caught by top water lures, but rather worms.

Here is my female (assumed) Small Mouth Bass. Measuring in at 20" long and 5 whopping pounds heavy!

Yay me... she's soon to be mounted on my wall at home. I have the fever now!

I spend a lot of time with my horses. They stay with my mother just out of John Day Oregon. I live in town but spend every day I can with them. Today I took a friend (PJ) with me to play with my two thoroughbreds. The gray is Beau. He turned two years old in August of 2009. He's a BIG boy. The black mare is "Fast Date" but we call her Magic. She is a retired race horse with blood lines to Forty-niner, Prospector, Halo, War Admiral and Man O'War. She won money in every race until her last one in 2007 where she fell on the track broken down. Now she's my baby and we have really bonded. I occasionally have to remind them that I am still the ALPHA (leader) but other than a lesson every now and then, they are pretty good on the ground and above. I don't ride Beau because he's so young still. But he is trained to ride (beginning). He needs several hours on him and to be worked a lot more with his flexion so he gives to the rein.

Enjoy the picture.... It reminds me that life is ok here in John Day Oregon.