Ray worked on projects in his shop, played in the yard getting his grass to look great, and I did kitchen and house stuff. Ray and I did manage to get out on the boat fishing, not "catching" lol a couple of times this week.
The weather has not been very nice so a lot of time spent inside. We did manage to sit outside at least once a day in between showers however. That definitely helps keep your spirits up.(Ray here... spirits, did someone mention spirits?)
Baby Stella continues to thrive and has the most chubby cheeks now.
This week I also managed to get out in my kayak for the first time. It is nice that the temps have risen even though the lake is still at only 61F.
Thursday, out fishing the narrows. Lots of fish on the sounder but nothing caught on our lines. lol Beautiful morning though, both Ray and I in shorts. :)
Thursday afternoon was the hottest day yet at 24 C. We spent the afternoon down at the dock after fishing and our usual chores.
This past week of rainy warm weather has encouraged my vertical herb garden to grow like crazy. Unfortunately my tomatoes on the sundeck are not quite as happy with the weather. Hopefully the next few weeks have better weather. Ray snapped a picture of our huge Portuguese Laurel Hedge blooming. He named it the Covid Flower. lol
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The biggest news for me was I was finally able to procure a spot to get my hair cut. Next week my Covid Mullet will go! Good times! My hair stylist here in Lake Cowichan could only make me an appointment for August 15th! I have booked it as I will be ready for another cut by then. And that was our week! |
Too bad this fishing is slow. What kind of fish do you have in the lake?
ReplyDeleteOur problem fishing was our big motor trolls too fast and the electric motor that we had installed by the dealer goes to slow ... so we need to upgrade the electric. Just learning from the "expert" at the fishing tackle store in town what to use and he sold us the stuff. lol He told us where to go and yes you could see lots of fish on the sounder. As to species we have "These include anadromous bull trout, atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown catfish, brown trout, Chinook, chum and coho salmon, cutthroat and rainbow trout, dolly varden, kokanee, and western brook lamprey". So we are the problem not the fish. :) A lot of anglers use downriggers etc. but we have opted to use just lake troll gear. There are also areas you can fly fish at as well. There is a guy in a little dingy that fishes in front of us every day and catches at least 1 or 2 fish so I know you can catch them. :) Ray and I have only salmon fished out of our boat and got pretty good at that so it is a matter of learning new techniques.
DeleteSure a mixed bag of weather...it would be nice to have some consistent warm, dry days. Summer is just around the corner! So nice that you have been able to get out fishing.
ReplyDeleteYes and now we just need the "right recipe". lol
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