Annual returning clients, Don and his daughter
Katie took their usual fishing trip aboard the Legends Outdoors Pontoon Boat in
late August. Tradition was for Don to get out with his daughter before
she returns to college for the fall semester. The plan is to get out for
stripers early to start the day and then probe the shallower waters
afterwards. If memory serves correctly they haven't missed yet on one of their yearly trips catching a striper and they were determined to have it happen yet again in 2019. Their day was a beautiful and breezy late summer outing which
was a picture perfect setting for a father and daughter day out together.
They probed the deep waters with bait for a while without any strikes, but just
before they were going to pull the plug on it....WHAM....and the battle was on
as the tell-tale smack and drag singing meant only one thing. Katie
played out the Lake Wallenpaupack fish ever so carefully as even the PAFBC had
a front row view of the battle as they were in a nearby boat to witness the
struggle. It would be Katie in the end that would be victor as the
striped bass in the 14# class came aboard for a nice photo before being released.
They were very thrilled, had a few snacks, and then went to phase two of the
outing. It was on to slinging around Keitech Baits with light line as the
sun became higher in the sky for this duo. They would methodically catch perch,
pickerel, smallmouth bass, and a few rockbass here and there while admiring the
variety of wildlife around the lake such as bald eagles, mallard ducks, blue
heron, and a pair of river otters. It was truly a wonderful day out on
Lake Wallenpaupack for Don and Katie.
