DNF

 Took Kaylee for a ride around the lakes. Saw one small turkey before we got to Bulldog. Rock was refrozen. Had I had rods along, I would have fished at the GOMH.  It really didn't look that nasty out there. There may have been an open water channel to the river mouth at the SPRO, but I'm not 100% sure it connected the two open water zones. I saw a herd of deer along the field on Logan Lane. There were a couple of pheasants along the road just past our mailbox, and somebody pulled over by the Sherrif just beyond the birds when we got home.

GOMH, Mille Lacs, & Rock With Mal & Todd

5:15-6:45 GOMH SW
7:00-8:30 Mille Lacs
Conditions: Temps Low 60-high 50's, Calm or very light breeze, Partly to mostly cloudy

14" Chigger Craw

Not the the best sunrise ever, but solid pink/purple in the clouds.  I got the one jumper and an orange bullhead on a Cubby.

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Came across this pheasant with about 6 chicks on the way over to Mille Lacs.  They didn't jump into the ditch right away, so I grabbed the camera to take their picture.  Of coarse the chicks jumped in the ditch then. I can still see a couple of them just to the right of the rooster (They are grey).

I didn't even have a sniff at Mille Lacs.

Rock with Todd and Mallory
10-11:30Am or so
Conditions:  Temps in the 60's, Clouds and warm sun, calm or a very light S wind

I figured my best shot at getting Mallory some fish was to take her out in the Trophy at Rock Lake. Todd got the first fish, a Platte/Sullivan Special on a spinnerbait.

Then Mallory got a sunfish thanks to a little help from me.

Todd got another small pike and Mallory got 3 more sunfish.

Well fishing wasn't great, but we got some

After I took them back in.  I missed yet another fish on the white Poppin' Phattie.  It hit about 5 feet out from the rice.  It was at least a 17" bass.  I got a descent hook set.  That was the only hit I had.  Then I went out and ran the motor.  Not working correctly, but it it runs.  Dad and I got it back on the trailer.

I then stopped by the cabin.  Mallory was out with Kristen on the paddle board.  I should have taken a picture of them, but didn't think of it.  I missed a couple more hits on the Phattie.