Early summer bass fishing

I spent the last few days fishing bass fishing on freshwater. The last two with a couple of repeat clients who are not only good fisherman but great fun to be around. The fishing was better than I can remember for the post spawn time period in June. Over the two days they caught a bunch of nice fish like this largemouth bass.

Friday afternoon we did get a nice surprise when a loon came right up to the boat with a chick on her back. Parent loons carry the chick for a while after they hatch, in fact you very often see postcards and calendars showing the young loons hitching a ride. The chick was tiny and must have just hatched out only a day or two before. I have seen a loon chick on a parent’s back before but never so close. In fact I was not really paying much attention to the loon until my bowman informed me that there was a chick on its back.

By the time I had come to my senses and dug out the camera it had already swum off a ways. Still a great memory to add to the trip.