Got to go fishing

It has been awhile since I've been out night fishing. It is one of my favorite things to do but I have been unable to get out for quite some time. My stepkid and I decided to head out and go to my favorite spot last night. It was cold, snowing, and dark. The odds were against us but we kept casting. After awhile with no strikes or the telltale minnows skipping on the surface telling me a walleye was eating I decided to shine my light in the water. Nothing. No fish, not even a sucker to be seen. I decided to move us below the dam and fish the river. Nothing again. Not wanting to go home empty handed I moved us upstream through the woods.

It isn't a fun journey to do in the day, and its even worse at night. Mucky ground, fallen trees, prickers, puddles, did I mention it was snowing? So after a not so easy hike we get to the bridge. After many casts our lines became tangled. While I was about to unwrap my lure from his line a fish strikes. So now I have to get my line free of his before the fish escapes. At one point we thought the fish was off because it stopped tugging and jumping. Grabbing hold of his line I pull and feel the weight of a heavy fish on the other end. I quickly bite my line to free it from his line.

The battle starts again but is short lived. The fish has tired. Of course I have no net, no waders, and have to now help land this nice 30" brute. Ryan was thrilled to catch this one, and even though I was happy for him I wasn't happy about getting skunked. Shortly after that my lure hit a rock and broke ending my fishing for the night.