5 brothers fishing with their Father

Well it appears that fishing in April is not so bad. Chris swore up and down that you can't catch fish in April. So the first night trolling I caught a 9 lb. 10 oz. 31" Mackinaw. I just happened to be using a silver and blue M2 Flatfish. The same lure that Chris said must be broken because you can't catch fish with it...
The next day we decided to try Drop Shot. I missed the first 20 bites by not setting the hook hard enough. When the fish are down 150-200 ft. deep, you have to really set the hook. Once we figured it out, it was like shooting fish in a barrel. When we caught 7 in quick succession we stopped and called it a day. The next day Josh caught one as well as Mike. Two days later Dad, Jim, Mike, Josh and I caught another 13 and called it good. With this drop shot method, it really is just too easy.

Beach fires with your brothers are alright too, even when they last until 4AM. This can make it unlikely you will get up at 6 to go fish with your Father. 8 or 9 is much better after coffee.
We tried to get to Muskegon to get try a little Trout fishing but there is still too much snow. The road was soft and covered with a combination of slush and hard packed snow. Runoff is pretty good as well

During a lesson showing Mike the finer details of the Palomar knot, Chris buried a Gamakatsu Drop shot hook in his finger and had to go to the emergency room in Newport to get it taken out.
Ouch!

Lake

Heading to the lake for some shooting, fishing, hiking and shrooming etc. I'll let you know how it goes.

The unsuccessful hunter gatherer

So I decided to go out looking to see if I could stumble on any Morels. I didn't have any luck. I did however find lots of mushrooms including some false morels, not really what I was looking for. I did however have a wonderful hike and spent four or so hours wandering around. I find the change in perception quite fascinating. One minute you are standing on a carpet of Pine needles and the next you realize there are mushrooms everywhere. It reminds me of those Magic Eye posters you used to see. I haven't quite figured out if I am too early or too late but I have my eyes set on getting some Morels...

The Pack a.d.

So I decided I would get myself downtown and see a show... I just happened to see that "The Pack a.d." was going to be at Sunset Junction for there last stop on their tour before returning to B.C. So I figured that since I missed them the last time they were here I shouldn't miss them this time. All told it was an amazing show Becky and Maya tore it up and I ended up getting in at 4 in the morning due to some unforseen waiting. By the way, their new album "We Kill Computer" hits April 27th. Check it out.

Grandpa II

Well, I figure I should just throw this out there since a good bunch of you know already...
I am going to be a grandpa again. First in July and then in September. Crazy huh. Well it is amazing and cool and confusing and all that stuff but hey, sounds just like life right?

Easter

Well, Sunday seemed like a wonderful day for a hike so I spend 4 hours walking around Tower Mountain. It was muddy on the way up with paches of snow that hadn't melted yet. Some hooligan made a mini snowman halfway up the trail. The wild flowers are starting to bloom in the places that the sun hits. I even made it back with no Ticks so all in all a good day. I counted 17 cars back at the bottom when I was leaving so I guess I was not the only one who thought it was a good Idea. I ended up upstairs with Tim and Patty for a nice dinner of Prime Rib, Potatoes, Corn, Rolls and Lemon Meringue Pie. Quite a peaceful Easter.