I didn’t get to check the trailcam, but I did manage to have a great outdoor-related weekend.

On Saturday night the wife and I headed over to her step-father’s private pond. A few years back they stocked the pond with bass and bluegill, and we finally decided to check it out and see how the fish were coming along. I had saw a few gills the last couple of years up on the beds, so I knew that they were doing pretty good, but I couldn’t have been more pleased with the fishing results we had.

The fish do need a few more years to grow, but if we pratice catch and release, we will have quite a fun little pond to fish. I didn’t have the line in the water for more than 10 seconds and I already had a bite. A few gills were almost keepers, but the bass still need a couple of years. We did catch one that might have been 8 inches or so, but it is going to take some time before they get big! I’m hear to tell you though, that I honestly didn’t care about the size of fish, what mattered most was that it was an awesome time. It is going to be a great little spot for the kids in our family, just simply because of the instant gratification. There is no waiting for fish to bite and that will keep the kids interested and coming back for more. I was a slacker and didn’t bring the camera with me on Saturday so hopefully I will have some pictures to share of the pond fishing soon. I just have to get the mother-in-law to send them to me this week.

We also found some time to practice with the bows on Father’s Day. My brother’s boys got in on the action as well and they both had bullseyes at 40yds. I know that looks like I’m crazy, but I am so not kidding. It was awesome and just goes to show you how far youth bows have come in the last few years. We would never allow them to shoot that far at a live animal, but for bragging purposes it was a lot of fun. I even got a mug shot of one of the boys after his bullseye, but I was a slacker and didn’t take a picture when the other one got his. Sorry Tyler G.

It was a great weekend all the way around, and we got to do quite a few things outdoors. I’m hoping to get to the trailcam at some point, but for now it will probably do some good to leave it in its current spot undisturbed for awhile. We could not have asked for a more perfect weekend and everybody had a really good time.

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