[kawishiwi]

Finally got out on the water Sunday afternoon for a few hours. First smallmouth of the year did the round trip over the gunwale 10 minutes after first cast. Looked up after release to see an Eagle perched about 60ft up in a tree 50 yards away and it was cocking his head around trying to understand how I came up with a fish and where it went. He or she must've thought I was nuts to let "dinner" go back into the lake. 5 minutes later the eagle got mobbed by 2 crows & after a good fight of over 5 minutes the eagle flew off. Found fish in new water with a new to me technique learned on Champlain last spring. After docking, a pair of loons right in the middle of the marina slips, just 100 ft away, went off with the loudest & proudest loon calls I have ever heard. Thats mighty impressive to a guy who has spent 7 summers in Minnesota/Ontario canoe country. Awesome start to the year.