The pier on Lake Michigan, in Michigan City, is about to get real busy with folk's fishing for a strain of trout known as Skamania Steelhead. Skamania happen to be the largest type of the trout; often measuring a length of over three foot and weighing more than 30 pounds. Ehh, maybe not 30 pounds, but they're big! I had hopes of reeling in these acrobatic fish the other day, but they were not on the run yet. Instead, all I got were gobies.
Although, I did have an exciting mystery fish break the line. I wish I knew what it was.
I didn't see any skams, but I did spot a big carp.
I tried to entice it with shrimp. I think that carp had something other than food on it's mind.
Later that day, I changed out of my swimsuit and into jeans, a hoodie, and a winter coat! Yes seriously-- I watched hail/sleet fall from the sky. That's Indiana for ya!
The hail storm didn't last long and the very next day the swimsuit weather was back.
Since I kept seeing big ole carps everywhere I went, I decided to actually target them for a change.
I whipped them up a special dough-ball recipe. Bread never stunk soo bad!!! Blahhh!!!
I tell ya what-- those carp sure did like it though!!! Yeahh, I'm even touching a real live carp!!!
I have to say, holding that carp wasn't really as bad as I had expected it to be. The lips still freak me out a bit, and it was a very flippy fish. The hand placement in the gills didn't feel as squishy and slimy as I had imagined it to be, (thank goodness).
It looks as though I need to graduate into holding a catfish. One type of fish a day is plenty for me.
The catfish holding will have to wait. I'm just not sure about those stingers and whiskers.
Eeeeek! I'm not into holding the spider that I somehow managed to reel in either!
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