Went fishing this last weekend with my wife and a friend.  It was a good reminder of how much I enjoy fishing.  The last couple times I went fishing, the lakes I went to felt crowded, and I couldn't even get a crawdad or sucker fish to mess with my line.  This time, we did not start fishing until 1:00pm, and we were still limited out, packed up, and leaving the parking lot by 4:30pm.  Besides limiting out in short order, there were only a couple other people at the lake, and they were fairly well behaved (not too loud, respectfully kept their distance, etc.)  We only caught stocker-sized rainbow trout, but it was a great time.  Even though we didn't catch any large fish, we will still have plenty to eat later this week when I cook them up.  As an added bonus, since it was Colorado's fish for free weekend, we did not have to buy a fishing license for my wife and friend.  

I did purchase a new baitcaster reel for this trip.  Turns out I should have read the manual before simply trying to cast it for the first time.  Now I have a tangled mess that I will have to completely re-spool the line, tune the reel, and then see if I am smart enough to cast with it.  

Anyway, it was good to get out there.  Already looking forward to a couple more fishing trips this summer.  Anybody else made it out fishing?  How did your trip go?

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