Local Fisherman

We were out fishing and had this pelican hang out with us.  He was obviously used to getting a fish thrown his way once in awhile.  People catch a fish that is fowl hooked and too small to keep so the pelican is there ready to take advantage of the situation.  I actually caught a small bass that I thought I would throw to the pelican but I'm terrible at throwing anything so of course the fish slipped out of my grasp and went safely back in the water.  The pelican finally gave up waiting for a meal and left.

The shoreline along the lake is interesting.  Here it looks like caves were carved out of the shoreline cliffs.  It just the way the soil erodes out -- if you can call it soil -- its hard as rock.  Many times while we are fishing the cows grazing in the fields along the water come down to the waters edge for a drink.  Its kind of funny to be fishing with cows -- although in west Texas we were fishing with goats along the shore. 

We've been catching some walleye mostly small -- 14 inches but I caught a very nice 19 inch fish and Jim lost a really nice one so we keep trying.  Its strange to us that the good fishing is really just  starting this late in the season but that's normal in this part of Lake Sakakawea.  We are more in the middle of the lake so it takes the longest to warm up.