On a very warm and humid day we took a mid-morning canoe
ride with grandma, followed by skiing and wake boarding with Levi, then
lunch. Since the weather calmed down
with cloudy skies, we tried mid-afternoon fishing which resulted in a nice basketful
of panfish from the north Floyd shore of reeds and a dandy 19 inch plus bass
caught and released (after photos) by Levi on a plastic worm. During that time Joyce continued to weed and
make the yard look great. After
filleting the fish we travelled to Wal-Mart for a new trolling motor battery,
some groceries, then back to Floyd for a nice evening neighborhood walk. Warm days are expected for the next week, as
it looks like most of the other families will be making it to the lake by this
Friday. Safe travels everyone!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
The great Becker county weather continued on Saturday and Sunday. Although fishing was not as active, the lake was filled with many weekend boaters. Levi went skiing and tried wake boarding a few times. After church at Immanuel, Audubon, we stopped at an antique store along the way for some casual shopping. The raised concrete on the sidewalk in front of the old cabin was fixed (the second chunk removed and buried by Levi in the sand). The winter ice had pushed the parts together to form a 45 degree angle. Mom did extensive weeding throughout the weekend but we ended Sunday with a long canoe ride to the far southwest area with Levi, mom, and Tim. Some nice bass were caught in the far southwest reeds on a plastic worm.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Floyd Lake 2012!
There were three early spring trips: Dave Biedenbender came up with three MVL teachers to open up the cabin, mow lawn, and put in the boats in mid-May (18-20); Dave and Laura Schubkegel and Joyce came up Memorial Day weekend (May 25-27) to mow lawn, rake leaves, and fix some earlier plumbing issues; Biedenbenders then came up (June 8-10) for a family get-away.
Currently Joyce, Tim, and Levi Schubkegel are enjoying pleasant weather at Floyd Lake today, June 22, 2012. Reports were phoned by Bob Roel to Joyce earlier in the week of a major hail storm up here ("larger than golf ball sized hail"). We noticed many leaves on the lawn and some branches when we arrived. Mom will get a report from State Farm on roof damage. There was also some "strange heaving" from the winter ice, pushing the concrete sidewalk in the old cabin up at a 45 degree angle.
We arrived last evening, unpacked, and headed out for about an hour of Floyd fishing (first year with Levi getting a license as he's 16). We drifted in mid-Big Floyd and caught panfish and bass (while on the lake we saw a rainbow end right over the cabin!) and enjoyed an evening fish meal for Joyce while watching the Heat beat the Thunder in the NBA finals, game five.
This morning's fishing action was very good with early topwater bass action in Mud Lake, followed by fish hitting spinners along the weedlines along the east coast. We (Levi and Tim) limited out on bass and northerns and enjoyed an evening fish fry after a great day of lawn mowing, a canoe ride with mom, Levi, and Tim to the reed bay, skiing (Levi), weeding (mom), and power washing (Levi). An evening trip to WalMart resulted in a flat tire in their parking lot. After a quick replacement with the mini-spare we made it back to the cabin.
Today was a BEAUTIFUL day with little to no wind and mid-upper 70s temps! The boats are working well and the weather forecast looks good for the days ahead.
There were three early spring trips: Dave Biedenbender came up with three MVL teachers to open up the cabin, mow lawn, and put in the boats in mid-May (18-20); Dave and Laura Schubkegel and Joyce came up Memorial Day weekend (May 25-27) to mow lawn, rake leaves, and fix some earlier plumbing issues; Biedenbenders then came up (June 8-10) for a family get-away.
Currently Joyce, Tim, and Levi Schubkegel are enjoying pleasant weather at Floyd Lake today, June 22, 2012. Reports were phoned by Bob Roel to Joyce earlier in the week of a major hail storm up here ("larger than golf ball sized hail"). We noticed many leaves on the lawn and some branches when we arrived. Mom will get a report from State Farm on roof damage. There was also some "strange heaving" from the winter ice, pushing the concrete sidewalk in the old cabin up at a 45 degree angle.
We arrived last evening, unpacked, and headed out for about an hour of Floyd fishing (first year with Levi getting a license as he's 16). We drifted in mid-Big Floyd and caught panfish and bass (while on the lake we saw a rainbow end right over the cabin!) and enjoyed an evening fish meal for Joyce while watching the Heat beat the Thunder in the NBA finals, game five.
This morning's fishing action was very good with early topwater bass action in Mud Lake, followed by fish hitting spinners along the weedlines along the east coast. We (Levi and Tim) limited out on bass and northerns and enjoyed an evening fish fry after a great day of lawn mowing, a canoe ride with mom, Levi, and Tim to the reed bay, skiing (Levi), weeding (mom), and power washing (Levi). An evening trip to WalMart resulted in a flat tire in their parking lot. After a quick replacement with the mini-spare we made it back to the cabin.
Today was a BEAUTIFUL day with little to no wind and mid-upper 70s temps! The boats are working well and the weather forecast looks good for the days ahead.
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