Memories of St. Mary's Lake have always been ones that I've held close. I remember cool, crisp mornings when all was calm except for a thing layer of fog, lifting with the incoming sunlight as it crept along the water's surface. And warm late summer evenings. My brother would work the oars of a tattered row boat while I trolled off the back. We would travel the lake from end to end, covering any structure we could discern, docks, sunken logs, and always hugging the reeded shoreline. That was over 15 years ago, we were young, certain, carefree and always on the look out for
Walter!This past weekend, I was finally able to make it back, with the company of some good friends. We ended up booking a cabin at Salt Spring Cottage Resort (sorry Rod, I know you're partial to Lakeside Garden but the boss did all the booking) and took to the lake almost immediately. The bass fishing was quite good for the most part. During the first couple of days, we were hooking up every few casts with an abundance of larger fish. However, as the temperature dropped and intermittent showers rolled in, the fish seemed much less willing to bite. I would even be a stretch to say that we were hooking up only once every half hour.
Regardless of the fishing, our stay was great as always and the management at Cottage Resort was extremely friendly and helpful (highly recommended).
Things I've noticed after a 15 year absence:
- The campsite of my childhood "Shady Willows" has been replaced by an RV park. It's always difficult to accept change.
- The lake looked much bigger when I was smaller
- White grubs are still the ticket
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Some Bassy Photos
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Topic: St. Mary's Lake - July 3rd to 6th (Read 2468 times)