Fishing ⁽³⁾

Brian Bilbrey July 15, 2026

15 June 2026

Busy Week So far this week, I've been fishing, gone to the dentist, and had my fuel oil topped up for the following year. Mostly everything went okay. The fishing was fun. I caught a couple of bass each at a couple of spots where I'd expect them to be at this warm time of year. But it was a windy day, and got windier as the day progressed. As little white caps started appearing, I decided it was time to stop fighting for my balance on the front of the boat. The dentist visit was okay, except they found…

Brian Bilbrey November 3, 2025

3 November 2025

Marcia's last fishing day Marcia made it out on our boat just one time in the summer just past. Bonus for her - she caught the first (and second) fishes that day. Not big, but first, which was a big deal for her, as I was usually the one to catch the first (and the most) fish in any given outing. Coming into summer, her health was already failing, and she didn't have a lot of balance or stamina, both of which mitigated against coming out on the water in a small boat. She managed a couple of other trips…

Brian Bilbrey June 26, 2022

26 June 2020

So, Summer arrived this week, and we can tell. Just for context, Sunday night a week ago, it dropped into the low 40's (F) overnight, cold enough that the pellet stove fired itself up. Seriously. Yesterday and today, however, we touched 90F, which made it pretty warm. Between the sun/heat, and weekend boaters, we did not go out this weekend on the boat, but we did make it out on last Monday (Juneteenth observed Federal holiday) and I took most of the day off on Thursday and we got out again. So, all in, three fishing days out of the…