Another Bounty from the Lake

The boys brought in yet another bountiful catch from just some straight-up dock fishing.  ~ Not too shabby!

Eric and Connor caught a nice 18" walleye, some large white bass, crappies, and... dun dun dun... a bluegill!   They are hoping that this means the bluegill spawn might be a bit early this year (typically it's the third week in June or so).   They're also pleased that the crappies seem to be coming back from the "incident" this lake had a few years ago (thousands of crappies died and washed ashore from contamination and oxygen shortages due to some major run-off).

The next night, I fried up the walleye and some of pan fish.  The rest were made into delicious spicy fish cakes.  Yum!  

Last night, Eric caught a jumbo perch and a walleye.  They're still hanging out in the fish basket in the water, awaiting company in order to keep a filleting session efficient.    I'm anticipating a fishing night out soon myself to reel in some fine finned friends!