Finally got a chance to fish the pond on the Kerban Family Farm. The fish looked healthy (and some of them tasted really good, too). I was somewhat surprised that they were pretty challenging to catch. I released all the brookies back into the pond. I did harvest some rainbows for the table. I was surprised to see a amazing variety of aquatic insects in the trout tummies. Scuds as well as larvae of caddis, midge, dragonfly, damselfly, and a bunch of other things I couldn't identify. Seems there is plenty for them to eat. Now we'll have to see if they make it over the UP winter. Hoping to fish the pond again next summer with the boys. THAT should be fun.
First of the first! So, you do a complete autopsy on th fish before you eat them? I'm thinking you'd could label it homicide by hook and be done with it.
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