GONE FISHIN'

We went fishing yesterday. It was such a nice day for late September...80 degrees, sunshine, almost no mosquiotes! This is Jeff along the banks of the Mohawk River at Lock 18. Actually, Lock 18 is on the Erie Canal which is behind me or the camera. You can walk across the closed lock and down the lawn-like expance to the river. The 1st time we visited the lock the lockmaster told us how good the fishing was down on the river but Jeff didn't have his poles with him. When I suggested 'drowning some worms' yesterday morning Jeff checked what he had in the 'fridge (all dead) and we went to Philipson's to get a dozen before heading out. The river looks very calm in this picture but the current is actually quite strong in this area and 'civilization' is closer than you'd think. The railroad tracks are across the river but curve away from the river back toward Rte 5 about at the 1st tree directly across from Jeff . The NY Thruway is just out of the photo frame to the left, too. There is so much undeveloped area...wooded and farm fields...that the sounds are muffled. Jeff got 2 white fish but threw them back and something in the river claimed his dozen worms one by one. We spent almost 4 hours on that stretch of river bank him fishing and me knitting. It was a very nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon.