Entering my second summer of not working, it’s time to get reel. Traveling is expensive and I have no income for two months. I worked hard up through June to stock up some resources but there’s not enough to just travel at will. So, I have taken advantage of the fact that I’ve lived here more than five years and I’m over 65. I just bought an Idaho Senior/Resident hunting and fishing license at Corner Drug for $11.75 and I can now fish (or hunt) anywhere in the State until the end of the year.
When we first moved here my sister treated Steph and I to a two day fly fishing class. After bouncing a piece of cloth off the female instructors thigh from fifty feet for a half an hour (to her disdain) I realized I could handle a fly rod, but I’m just not into it. Around here it’s the golden sport but it’s too pretentious for me, and you have to release the damned trout! That’s not fishing.
Today I’m heading down through Swan Valley to check out Ririe Reservoir. I’ll fish there for a while to flesh out my new spinning rig and then head to Sportsman Warehouse in Idaho Falls to grab whatever else I need. I’m really after catfish so I’m hoping SW has a Santee, it looks cool! Ah wait, I’ve got to get the skunk out of the garage first…
Not a skunk. Be careful. Love fishing I don’t know about catfish tho. They have whiskers that sting the heck out of you.
We made a lot of noise and then left it alone while we showered. I just got back home and it looks like it’s gone…
Catfish is my favorite fish to eat so I might as well go for it. I’ll see you in a few days and maybe I can feed you some!