Thanksgiving weekend turned out to be a bright and warm weekend this year. After working for most of the Saturday morning, it was high time I headed out side for some fresh air and sun as I noticed many others on the river passing by in their boasts. My office window is not far from the river, so now and then I take a peek outside to see whats going on, and also to stretch a bit which helps relieve the constant sitting at the computer working. The temperature seemed warm enough for shorts and t-shirts, so what better time than to launch my old orange canoe and get in some more fishing before the season was over.

The river is a few hundred feet from the house as I dragged the old canoe along the tallish grass field down to the water - some more good stretching and cardio exercise - yes? Into the water I slid the canoe and off I paddled, which this afternoon was easy as the current was gentle.  However it did make fishing at the same time difficult, unless I tied down the canoe to a log, tree stump, or old tree branches jutting out into the river, every now and then to get in some good casts.

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