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Fish Tales 1

This is a true story about my luckiest day of fishing I have ever had.

Last summer I went to my grandma's house on Lake Winipesauke in New Hampshire. I forgot my fishing gear at home in Missouri, so I looked around the lake and found some line and a hook.

I then tied the line and hook to a stick, and found some worms to go fishing with. I caught about 25 perch (yes, 25!) in the first 10 minutes, and was determind to get something bigger. About 15 minutes into the day of fishing, I landed a nice 20" rainbow trout! I threw it back and put a small perch on my hook, looking for some big bass. A large school of bass came by a few minutes later and I managed to hook one on. I quickly rebaited and threw the hook back in to catch its mama. Literally 10 seconds later I landed a 5lb. largemouth bass, my largest fish ever! I threw the fish back and went for even more action. I put a large perch on the biggest hook I had, and threw out the little line I had found. About 5 minutes later, I was struggling with a monster! All of the tension of the massive northern pike was on the line (as I didn't have a rod) and I slowly eased it closer and closer, untill the line snapped and the fish got away. I literally caught about 50 fish in one hour, and about 10 of them were well over keepers! It was the best day of fishing I have ever had.

The moral of the story is, if you forgot your tackle, improvise, because fishing with a stick is better than not fishing at all.

--Ben Brown

Fish Tales 2

On Tuesday night, my brother and I decided to go try and catch some channel cats in the Red River.

We arrived in Lockport, Manitoba around 9:00 pm. The sun was still high enough to find our way down to the water and find the spot we wanted to fish.

We put some Tiger Prawn Shrimps on our hooks for bait and casted them into the water.

About 30 minutes into the trip, I had a nibble on my line. 20 minutes later my brother got a bite on his line. After a 5 minute struggle, he landed a beautiful 30 inch Channel Catfish.

Nothing bit for another hour. Suddenly I saw my rod bend. I picked it up, and started to reel. It took me 10 minutes to tire the fish out, but it was a great fight. When I finally landed it, it turned out to be a fat Channel Catfish that was just over 34 inches. 34 inches is the requirement for a "Master Angler" award in Manitoba for a Channel Catfish.

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