Lake Superior fishing

ore boat in the distance

docks for the ore boats in Two Harbors

lighthouse in Two Harbors

apparently it doesn't matter what lake we fish in...the boys still act the same!

we used this 'herbie' to take the lines down 150-180 feet!

Alex you've got a bite!!

Keep reeling Al!

'But Tim, my arm is tired'...that's what he told him and tried to give him the pole.

(Unfortunately for Al, Tim had to reel up the downrigger and couldn't help.)

At this point Alex was 'skiing' the fish in

Nice netting Ryan!

Alex, Tim and Ryan with the end result

Our fishing on Lake Superior was great! It was a beautiful night and the water was calm...very cold though. I guess it's in the 40s (I didn't stick my hand in but the boys did) and stays like that all summer long. We fished in water that was 150-180 feet deep and used something called a 'herbie' to take the hook to the bottom of the lake (I think of it as a very large bottom bouncer :)). We were successful and caught the 3 fish you see in the last picture. I do have to say I thought someone was going to end up in the lake when they were trying to get the fish in the boat. One of the boys was reeling the line up, Tim was reeling the downrigger up and the other child was netting the fish. Then Ryan decided he wanted to drive the boat while trying to net a fish. Needless to say we were all over the place :) Unfortunately my camera battery died right after they netted the first fish...go figure! I'm glad we got these, though, and maybe we can go back another day.