Fish Fry 2009

Sept. 8, 2010
I rise at 6:30 am...why I think to myself, will the weather be any better today?The darkness in the cabin suggests,that either the clock is wrong or....you guessed it its raining. I settle in with a cup of tea and look out the bay window at the show. Winds a blow'n, and grey clouds are moving quickly.  Rain is coming  I can sense it, then it happens, thunder, it settles down in few minutes.
But still its looking like it may be a couple hours before it could clear. Second cup of tea.So now the show really begins, theres the thunder then the lightening.From our window we are sitting back and watching what Mother Nature is putting out.It keeps coming,every time we "Ooh" from the left the right of the bay shows another clap ! By this time I have sent hubby up to the lodge to see if theres room for us for breakfast. Again,we only booked in for the evening meal,so this is the time when I would be making our lunch for out on the boat, but at this point I may not have to bother. Hes back and its "completely fine" Casey says, for us to join the Breakfast Club.If nothing else this week our timing was good. We are getting ready and we see  the two young guys, whom I could not name earlier going out on  the boat!!! We made it up to the lodge as the thunder and lightning is joined by huge winds and rain.
So all the talk is about how these two young guys looked like they were fleeing the country heading out in this weather. With the binoculars we can just barely see where they are, they are straight out of the bay. James is doing what he can to cook and and not pace while thinking if hes going to have to go out and get these two. Rule of thumb, if you wouldn't let your dog out in this weather why would you go?Lightning.... aluminum boat...mmm.Ah, I guess we all did things that seemed alright at the time when were younger, and maybe they thought they'd beat the weather out there and it would clear up,who knows. At this point we all have a table at a window and are craning to see the ongoing lightning and eating to see if these guys are coming back. James mentions that it will be a costly for them if they have to call the helicopter to get them. Perhaps it was then, after a suggestion for a volunteer rescue attempt, (with no takers) Casey decides to try their cell phone, sure enough,she gets them to come in. But I'll tell you it was getting worse by the time they even reach our bay, and though they would not admit it I'm sure, we could tell they were having a heck of a time getting back with the white caps and all. Bet mortality kicked in though!
We all had another cup of coffee, and the bets started on the wait. It started to clear up after an hour or so, and we all went out. The rest of the day was still a little chilly, but much better than it'd been the previous days. So I was out there trying to brake the heal of my second book of the week,it didn't take. The sun was coming out and looked like it was going to stay. Now I'm not saying it was warm, I'm not even mentioning that my winter coat and I were becoming the best of friends. So I let out a line. I kid you not I had just moved to the front of the boat and sat down when I started to get a nibble. Two minutes later I landed my biggest catch to date,(pic below) a Walleye,but alias it was in  the slot,so back to swim free it went.Was ready to sing the theme from "Born Free", but that would age me. Then Graham landed a catfish, then another. So this was our spot for the week.

(Yes,I know this is one one of of the other catches of the week,not a Catfish.)

Today is Wednesday, which means Fish Fry day at the resort I will throw in some of last years pics again. As it was so cold again the fish fry was held up in the lodge,James does a great job with the fish, and the ladies in the "background" (we'll call it this as kitchen seems to antiquated) do a great  job with the potatoes,cole slaw and baked beans. Yummy! Normally its held in the gazebo that is located in the center of the resort, and you get to have a drink and a chat with some that you may not have met yet.
We fished after dinner that day too,only after we'd gone up and gotten more bait from the Bait Queen Evelina . Evelina is James and Casey's 1 year old,what a sweetie! When ever you need bait she hands it to you with the cutest smile,then acts all coy!! So what looked like we would be rained out that day turned out to be one of the best days. Only in Ontario folks!!

Sept. 7, 2010
As with the weather, the days are running into each other and there wasn't too much to talk about on this day. We had a short reprieve this after noon but not too long. Graham caught a few small mouths, but practised his catch and release. But as with most days, Maggy , the Boarder Collie is at the dock to welcome us in. Milo resorts org. dog, is quite selective about if and when he would a scratch, and seems very happy to be the top dog and mill about at his liesure.