Eat, Fish and be Merry

We were invited to a retired couple's house overlooking the waters of Green Bay. The house was beautiful with a sunroom, a screened in porch and large patio. It was built to take advantage of the water view. They also had quite a bit of shoreline with a very long dock because the water is so low in their bay. Of course they have a boat and the owner loves to go perch fishing -- but it has been very slow.



We have been out to eat at two places that have nice water views. One was called the Sunset Grill -- good Friday night fish fry. The other was the Alpine Resort. It is an old fashioned resort with a very good restaurant. They are noted for a few german dishes on their menu. The food was a little more expensive but very good.



We have been catching some beautiful small mouth bass lately. We catch them, take their picture and put them back in the water. They are so frisky, running and diving and shaking their heads -- so much fight for their size makes them fun to catch.

Fishing and trying to communicate

I still can't download pictures -- and my fish was so pretty! Jim caught a really nice small mouth bass the other day. I lost a nice fish -- didn't see it but I had a huge fish scale on my hook. The fish it belonged to must have been very large.

We have not been able to get a signal to use our cell phone lately. All the usual spots where we used to get a signal don't work. Cellcom has the area monopolized for cell service. They have very limited coverage so it's not worth changing to their service. We bought a verizon phone thinking it should work but are having "technical difficulties" with it also. So for now we are in cell phone hell.

We continue to fish and enjoy the warm water. Last year it was too cold to swim in but this year its good. We have found a sandy beach off of Chambers Island where we can beach and enjoy the water. Hopefully, we will continue to enjoy the fishing and swimming in between rain storms.

Algoma & salmon fishing

Sorry, I can't download any pictures at the moment. The WIFI service here at the campground is being upgraded -- hope it gets better soon!

We went to Algoma the salmon fishing mecca here in Door County. It's on the Lake Michigan side of the county. Lots of big charter boats that take folks out for some fishing and the tackle they use is huge and very flashy.

Algoma also has a small lighthouse and is a very cute little town on the waters edge.

We were walleye fishing over by Chambers Island in the waters of Green Bay and I caught a 10 pound salmon. What a Shock! Jim caught one that had to be close to 30 pounds but it jumped about 5 feet out of the water and broke his 20lb test line. We never expected to catch salmon -- we were fishing in only 20 feet of water. We had been hearing they were catching salmon over on the Lake Michigan side in 120 feet of water. We're not sure why they were so shallow but it was a lot of fun.
Hope to be able to show pictures soon!