Fishing journal: first fish of the season

The fishing opener comes early in May. We were busy getting our gardens in, finishing the last on May 30th. The next day we went fishing.

Every time we use the Suburban I can feel my Papi smiling. It was his baby.

Every time we use the Suburban I can feel my Papi smiling. It was his baby.

The breeze kept us cool without blowing us around too much.

The breeze kept us cool without blowing us around too much.

My job is to find the fish. Michael is my trolling motor.

My job is to find the fish. Michael is my trolling motor.

I found the fish. This is a bluegill sunfish.

I found the fish. This is a bluegill sunfish.

35 fish gave us a huge meal of fresh fish and 7 packages of fish in the freezer. Michael removes heads, fins, scales and guts. I filet. We make a good team.

35 fish gave us a huge meal of fresh fish and 7 packages of fish in the freezer. Michael removes heads, fins, scales and guts. I filet. We make a good team.

We hope to be able to take these girls fishing this year!

We hope to be able to take these girls fishing this year!