Friday Fotos...

 

I had so much fun out on Picnic Lake with Paolo on Wednesday morning!!  His co-worker wasn't able to come (from a different office) so it was just the two of us.  This time on the lake turned more into showing me how the shockers work and what they do to count the fish, measure the fish, and note the kind of fish.  They keep tabs on the fish populations, etc., in all of our lakes.  We did very little of that but he let me use the net and gave me a good lesson.  Paolo is a year younger than my granddaughter, Lauren (by the way). He is a Fisheries Biologist and graduated from Auburn. He is dedicated and he is lots of fun.

This is the dock at Picnic Lake.
We allow bank fishing on this lake and only boats with trolling motors are allowed.

Notice the Great Egret at the end of the dock.

Paolo put the boat in the water.  I got in from the dock.

Away we go...

Notice the big generator on board.

That creates the electricity that goes to the shockers.

Shocking the fish just stuns them momentarily so they

can be scooped up in a net, noted (size, weight, type, etc.) and then

they are returned to the water, unharmed.

Such a pretty lake.

These are the shockers that hang off the front of the boat.

I was in charge of the net.  A big joke because by the time

I saw a fish big enough to net, it was long gone!  LOL

I wore long sleeves because of the sun and that is a life jacket (boy, have they changed!).

I did capture this little bass.

Not a trolling motor, but the lakes are not open to the public

on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.

Another Great Egret in the grass (to the left).

Then I netted a much nicer bass (still not that big, though).

I saw garfish, catfish, tilapia, sunfish, and crappie, and we 

spotted an alligator but it dove under before I could get a picture.

Paolo noticed a lure in the trees.  He has

a huge basket of lures in his office.  People lose them

and Paolo finds them!  He has quite a collection.

Back at the dock and my lesson was over.

It was lots of fun for me but when they have three

biologists on the boat, really doing the work,

it is HARD work and they have to be FAST.  

I can't even imagine (but they are younger!!).

Paolo put that boat right on the trailer like the pro he is.

Not a fisherman. But it was fun!

Peace & hugs!
God's love is steadfast and unchanging!!