Stalking them on that flat looks really engaging.

Are there a lot of tourists on that boardwalk at this time of year? I can imagine the surprise of people seeing you marching on that walkway with a bow.

My regulator went out mid party last year, had to borrow one from the neighbor and now I need to buy a new one. I got almost 28 years out of it, not bad I guess  

Disappointed to miss it this year. Planned to go but family stuff.
It's always a great time.

 Haven't been to Bass Pro in over a week   Been too busy getting ready for the Annual Pig Roast, so that means work ! The big chore was trimming the Giant Bird of Paradise



Then a little weeding on the slope


Had to stock up on Supplies too


I had to move some dirt and do some grading with my Skiploader, then some Trailer Trash showed up 




The Twins helped get the Pit ready and stockpile some wood:)




This will get the fire started


This will get it close to cooking temperature, might need 1 more load


Well, the yard is looking pretty good so far, almost ready to Party


A few minor details and it's Go Time !

I was up at Big Bear Lake on Sunday and did a little bowfishing for carp. I found the lake was getting lower and the water plants were filling in along the shoreline. This made an ideal place to stalk carp feeding in the shallows of the murky water. There wasn't much wind so you could see the carp moving the plants and occasionally see a fin as they fed in the 6 inch deep water.

I was seeing fish and taking shots at them but couldn't quite get the height of the aim right. Probably nicked a few, since they seriously exploded in the shallow water before they swam off.
There were way more fish in the plants then you could see. Just about every shot would scare a few other carp around it and I'd see torpedo trails as they swam off.
Later in the day they were surfacing in groups by the piling of the boardwalk.

Taking a shot at them seemed like a sure thing at only 10 feet away, but apparently there is a lot of space between them because I didn't hit one after shooting at about ten groups I found. Well, that's bowfishing.
I left with a stripe but enjoyed the thrill of stalking the shores for carp.

- Keith

Soon as I get back from the Poconos, I'll have a 3 part post from all the frog and creature bait fishing.

I was just thinking the same thing.... Crickets.

I'm probably going to head up to Big Bear Lake for a day to fix stuff in my cabin. I will definitely have my bow with me for carpin.

- Keith

Just started up again with college online. It's probably gonna eat into my fishing time a good bit.

I ought to finish by the end of next year, and hopefully land a job with a little more boat money to it.

Garibaldi is an awesome fight on light gear! You don't know what you're missing.

Scored a kegerator at work. Metal recycling dumpster is a treasure chest at times. Figured I'd replace beer lines, CO2 lines and o rings on keg connector and tap handle and clean/sanitize as well.
Got a full 20# tank from a homie. If anyone has a spare regulator gathering dust I'd love to give it a home.