Perfect Days

[VAspeedgoat]

Yesterday I awoke to steady rain.....No planting! Finished checking chickens and got boys out of school. Ate lunch on the way and got to our favorite spot by 2:00. Trout were just "stockies" but were a little more finicky than expected. Boys caught their limit by 5:30.....Daddy Time! Worked a section of the stream that notoriously holds fish for a little longer so the power bait crowd gets frustrated. Limit done by 6:30! Got dinner at pizza hut to top off the day. Drove home and only had the boys out an hour after their bedtime.....sorry mommy/wife. Got the fish cleaned while boys got showers. Took a little time before nodding off to relish what was easily one of my favorite days of all time.

What are some of you guy's favorite/perfect days?

 

[antlerradar]

Just about any day I am in the hills is a perfect day. It starts with a sun rise and ends with a sunset with maybe a short afternoon nap under a pine tree. My favorites have temperatures no greater than 60 and the air is crisp with little humidity. Finding a big shed is always a bonus too.

Antlerradar

 

[Gerald Martin]

That brings back a lot of memories! I grew up in Harrisonburg, and spent many a fine day of trout fishing on Dry River and in the lakes in the mountains.

 

[johnp]

One of my all time favorite out door experiences also involves trout and also my mother in law (Carroll). She was an absolute saint , raised 10 kids , loved to fish .
Carroll moved in with us when Alzheimer's hit her real hard . She was at the point where she only knew a few people , was confused most of the time but she still had a good sense of humor .
Then on one beautiful october day my wife says " we should take her fishing ". So off to the local trout farm we go , got her sat down in a chair,put a cane pole in her hand and she sure knew what to do with it! Carroll was pulling in fish after fish , she had quite an audience cheering her on , the bucket over filled with trout so much that many of them jumped out back into the pond .
We will never forget that day , was the best $150.00 I ever spent on a fishing trip !
John

 

[A-con]

On a high mountain lake at or near dawn when the water is smooth as glass.
This is how I release the stress of everyday life, work and problems.

 

[Muskeez]

This , with these