As I got into the summer swing, I realized that summer isn't ever complete without fishing. Also since I live in northern Minnesota I figured that I should take advantage of my geographical location. I bought a license(I didn't need a MN drivers license since I'm under 21.) I also wanted my mom to mail my fishing pole from my cottage, but knowing my mother I figured that it won't happen anytime soon if ever. So I bought a sweet (and cheap) fishing pole at an antique store and some tackle from a nearby bait shop. Then after dinner I walked to Hartley Pond.
It was a perfect evening for it.
This is my sweet pole.
Just about everything I was catching was tiny catfish and bluegills. But I did catch a couple of small perch as well.
After a few hours I called it quits; mostly because walking through the woods at night without a flashlight is difficult.
Here's a short vid I made showing the sunset.
I also used my birthday money(that I didn't spend on food and gas) on this sweet knife. A local sells it in his bead shop.
It was made in Finland and made with reindeer antler.
Here come the bloody part...
I haven't filleted a fish in about five years, so I kinda sucked at it. Even back then I wasn't too great.
Now this is where I tell you that I am reintroducing fish into my diet, but with some conditions: I will only eat fish that I caught myself or was given/served by whoever caught it. So don't expect me getting shrimp at the grocery store or ordering salmon at a restaurant. I did eat fish for about half of my time as a vegetarian, so this isn't anything big.
Now if I could actually fillet a fish there would be only four pieces. But at least there weren't any bones. Nonetheless it was delicious. It wasn't very filling, but it's okay since it was second dinner.
