Then the wind picked up quick dramatically so I decided to go for trout in the same area. It was action packed - 5 hits, 4 hooked, 2 landed. One of them took 10 minutes to land and probably weighed in at around 5-6 lbs. The belly on this thing was quite big, it was clearly eating very well.
I noticed that the trout don't get much longer, but they do get much fatter, making them harder to pull up to the boat. The weather got nicer on Sunday, and I went out at 7am. I pretty much got skunked.... I hooked into 2, but they both got away.
Steve from the association came by and let us know about Purple Loosestrife. I remember seeing these in the culvert area in front of our cottage (across the road). I didn't think they were native plant species. Now I know for sure - I'll pull them by hand next time I run across them.
"After flowering the standing plant stalks die leaving dead seasonal stalks standing for several years. These dense stands of plant roots and stalks impede water flow and can clog waterways, as well as crowding out native vegetation. When desirable plants such as cattails and bullrush are overrun, a shift in wildlife habitats begins to occur. Bird nesting sites begin to diminish, predator/ prey relationships are affected, and vertebrate and invertebrate populations are reduced." - http://www.ob-noxious.org/weeds/weeds/prple-lsstrfe.php
Not a good sign..... and yet another example of what can happen when people introduce non-native species.
We had some dead trees taken down (again) on our property. That's a total of 13 dead trees in the last year - I wonder why they are dying? - I also called Mike our neighbor about a fallen tree that was leaning on his electrical lines.
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