Fishing in Plymouth, Mass

We went back into Plymouth so Gary could fish in the bay.  He caught something we could not identify and he also caught a 26 1/2” striper.  I had gone to get some ice cream and when I came back I could not see Gary because of a crowd of people standing where I had left Gary.  Right away, I knew Gary had caught something.  Once more he was famous for 15 minutes.  His picture was taken by many of those in the crowd.  Great day.

someone said it looked like Darth Vader

someone else said it was a horseshoe crab

Mass fishing

Great campground we are in.  There is a large lake just loaded with fish, so Gary just had to catch a couple.

Rhode Island Fishing

Really do love technology.  I was able to purchase a Rhode Island fishing license online.  Had a short trip to our new campground  Whispering Pines in Hope Valley.  Enjoyed lunch and then it was off to search for worms.  Lady at grocery store told us where to go to fish the river.  Success again.

fish on

nice trout

a bigger one

Mystic Seaport, Connecticut

What a beautiful day to go to a seaport museum.  We were there during their wooden boat show which meant that there were lots of extra boats to see.  The museum has set up an early 1800s seaport complete with ships and buildings.  Some of the buildings had staff inside to explain how fishing affected the seaport.  Really interesting to hear their stories.  There was also a building that talked about the tattoos that the sailors got.  A lot of them would have a pig tattooed on one foot and a rooster on the other because when ships wrecked, it was usually the pigs and chickens who survived.  Lots of information on whaling.  I did not realize that, in the early days, a whaling trip took 3-4 years.  Long time to be gone from home.  There were also lots of small sailing vessels to see that families used in the bay.  All in all, a wonderful day

FDR would spend a day on the bay in this vessel.

One building had a history of tugboats.  Lots of models to see

some of the vessels allowed you to go down below

A large whaling vessel.  Had to climb a few flights of stairs to get to board this one.  We were allowed to go below and see how the sailors lived while onboard.

Remember the Amistead

beautiful climate for flowers

Fishing in Connecticut

Didn’t take long for Gary to get out the worms and pole to start fishing once we got set up in Old Mystic, Ct.  Beautiful campground and only 3 miles from places we want to see.  Our bay door wouldn’t open, so now we will have to work on it, but, a Lowe’s and Walmart are only 10 miles away. 

a very beautiful pond on the campground grounds.



Hard at work trying to catch a fish

success

and another one.

Gary fishing in Delaware and New Jersey

Gary is getting closer to catching a fish in every state.  So far, I have been successful in finding campgrounds close to ponds, lakes, or rivers.

Killens Pond, Felton, Delaware

lots of little Blue gill.  Gary became a celebrity when a teacher hiking with her class, watched Gary catch a fish and had her students pose with the fisherman for a class photo.

Chestnut lake, NACO park near Port Republic, New Jersey

Blue Gill

Bass

Tagging Paddlefish on the Missouri River

We have been going to what is known as the “wall” where people fish on the South Dakota side of the Missouri River.  We have seen people snag a paddlefish.  When the lights come on at night, we can see many paddlefish swimming around.  Apparently, paddlefish are on a special fishing list, one must have a permit to keep one and the season starts in August, so if you catch a paddlefish, you have to let it go.  The department of fish and game are studying the paddlefish and have a hatchery where they are trying to improve the paddlefish numbers.  They were out netting and tagging the fish yesterday.  They weigh, measure, tag, and then release the fish they net.  Very interesting to watch.

big one

tagging the fish