I am writing my short fishing story...finally!

I know, I have been saying I will write a fishing story ever since a porta potty incident a few times ago. Well, I finally started today! Here is an excerpt for your reading enjoyment. Ha! Here goes:
The day had started out well enough. The sun beat down on the lake shore where my three friends and I sat fishing. A rivulet of sweat ran down from my hairline, marking a trail through my hastily applied sunscreen.There had been nary a nibble on my fishing pole these past six hours. We had killed the time by making fun of our fellow fisherwoman, Ginger. She was our bait bitch. You see, I am too much of a diva to bait my own hook. Err, rather, I can never do it right and the bait flies off whenever I cast, no matter how much magic string I use to keep the bait in place. Ginger, though, she knows how to do it right. It seems that every time she is busy baiting our hooks, a jingle emanates from the bell on one of her two poles, indicating she has a bite. Each time this happens, we yell, “Gin! Gin! You have a bite!” She pissedly shakes her head and ignores her pole, knowing it will be too late by the time she gets there, unless the poor unlucky bastard has hooked itself (which did happen to me once!).

Today is the Day!

Today is fishing day, boys and girls! So excited! Hopefully I will have fishing adventures to write all about! If nothing else, I promised my friends I would write the "Porta Potty Predator" story of a few trips ago! I know you cannot wait to hear all about that one!

Wish me luck!

Next Fishing Trip

So, my next fishing adventure will take place in a little over a week. I will have more to share then. If you would like to hear meaningless babble about my other interests and escapades, join me over at cupofsensibility.blogspot.com or firesidewithmysavior.blogspot.com. Cheers!

Night Fishing

Hi All,

I've decided I need to learn to night fish off the ocean pier near my home. Granted, I have no idea how to do this because I am, well, a fishing...diva. Just call my Princess. Not sure how to use those bobber thingees. I just need to get my fishing "fix" more often than every other week when I go to the lake. I also don't even know what bait to use for ocean fishing. I use anchovies for lake fishing. This could turn into quite the debacle. I need to be someone's muse.

Anyway, that is all. More rants to come in the future (Yes, that is a threat!).

Fishinggggggg

I would so rather be fishing instead of working today. I try to take a day off every two-ish weeks or so to get my fishing in. My co-worker is my fishing partner in crime so we have to make sure we can both get the same day off. I find fishing to be so cathartic.We fish at our super-secret-fishing-spot at the San Luis Reservoir in California. I call it my "happy place." Upon arriving there, I feel a sense of peace as I stare out over the water.

Fishing has gotten me through some tough times. I have fibromyalgia and am often in pain. I remember the first time I went fishing, I was really ready to throw in the towel. But I found that sitting in the baking sun helped my aches and pains to feel better. A couple months ago, I stepped down from my position as a courtroom clerk to a judge (long story). Although I am still a courtroom clerk, I am not a "floater" courtroom clerk which means I fill in wherever instead of having a set judge. I felt like a failure even though I knew it was the right decision. A long day of fishing allowed me to set my thoughts straight and see the change for the blessing it would be. Everything seems to come together at the lake.

So, what do I fish for? Stripers, baby! I have been fishing since June of 2016, about twice a month, except for during winter when the weather was way too stormy. I never caught anything. We started up again in April I think it was and actually started catching stuff, although they were never keepers. Then, a month ago, I caught my first keeper, and the next time another keeper, both at 18". This one day, my friends and I probably caught 20-something fish between us that were not keepers (luckily they lived!). Fishing is relaxing; catching is a rush!

We generally use anchovies as bait but we have been known to use blood worms. K's' daughter is the "bait bitch." She generally baits the hooks for us because, well, she is better at it than us. We CAN bait our hooks but not as well as the BB can. I, personally, would not touch a blood worm because they are MEAN! Plus, she likes her bait bitch tip that I giver her for a good days' work! We use magic thread to keep the bait on, although the bait twizzlers are getting very keen at stealing our bait these days.

As an amateur, I don't know a lot about poles. I do know that one of the three my husband and I purchased about a year ago, snapped in three the trip before last. My friend uses an Ugly Stik and I am looking to get one for Christmas (hint, hint, hubby!). If anyone has any suggestions about poles, bait, etc., please leave me a comment so I can look into your suggestions.

Anyway, off to work for now. Ta-ta!

Hey All!

Welcome to my blog about my fishing exploits with my pals K (fellow fishwich) and BB (extra-bitchy-bait-bitch-extraordinnaire aka EB3E). We journey an hour and a half away to our super secret fishing spot in K's truck, also known as Big Roller. Being in Big Roller is reminiscent of riding a roller coaster. Lot's of fun! Once we get to "the spot," we kick everyone else out. I think they are scared when Big Roller rolls up and three chicks jump out. We traipse down to our spot giving looks like we mean business. Because, well...we do! It is, after all, OUR SPOT! We spread out along the shore of the lake so no one else can get in. We've been doing really well lately. I have caught two keepers. lately. Yesterday, I caught a 16" and a 17.5". California Fish and Game requires them to be 18" to be keepers. And, K and I work for the court so we don't want to be seen in our own courts on fish and game violations! Big no no! Anyway, later I will post a video I made before our first fishing journey about a year ago. It is super hilarious! Bye for now and please keep reading!