This past Sunday my parents had us all up for a day of boating and dinner. This was the first time I had been out on the lake all year! It was a very windy day so the boating portion was very short-lived, although we hung out at the dock/marina for a few hours to do a little fishing. The community marina where my parents live is the hottest fishing spot on Lake Chisago. Check out all of the anglers we could see very close to us:
This was our biggest catch of the day, a 3 lb large-mouth bass
My nieces did some fishing with their daddy (my brother Brian) and Grandpa
Grandpa and Bianca
Bianca and Brian
Annika and the fish she caught
Oh, and we saw a couple of loons out on the lake very close to the boat (wish you could see how red their eyes are but for some reason you can't tell in this photo)
My weekends are going to be very busy this summer, so I hope I have a chance to get back on the lake soon!
I cannot wait to get on the boat! My inlaws' are putting it in the water this weekend. Let's hope that the weather will cooperate now :)
Posted by: Steph | June 03, 2009 at 08:48 AM
Looks like a great time!
Posted by: Adrienne | June 03, 2009 at 09:23 AM
What a fun day! It's awesome that you are so close to your family in spirit and geographically. :)
Posted by: Samara | June 03, 2009 at 09:40 AM
Oh I miss lake fishing! I grew up like Bianca & Annika and had a fishing rod before I was tall enough to actually balance it!
Posted by: quilly | June 03, 2009 at 12:52 PM
We sure take advantage of our 10,000+ Lakes in MN! Unfortunately three very
dry summers/winters have made our lakes recede terribly :(
We need a ton of rain!!!
Posted by: Kristi S (sweetsauer) | June 03, 2009 at 01:01 PM
I love being out on the boat, looks like you had a great day. Thanks for stopping by.
Posted by: kaye | June 03, 2009 at 06:21 PM
Looks like a wonderful day out was enjoyed by all. Lovely photos :)
Posted by: Tracy | June 04, 2009 at 02:45 AM
It looks like you had a wonderful time!! That picture of Annika is sooooooooo cute!
Posted by: Jientje | June 04, 2009 at 08:24 AM
This looks like...so enjoyable. Caught a big one too. The lake looks so clean.
Posted by: Bengbeng | June 04, 2009 at 09:21 AM
It certainly looks like fun! Looks like you had good dinner too. :)
Posted by: Lisa's Chaos | June 04, 2009 at 06:07 PM
Fun times. I love seeing Loons in person.
Posted by: Dana Leigh | June 06, 2009 at 01:43 PM