After doing well in the canoe and seeing that some of the rivers had been stock I called my father and suggested a drive with some fishing. We figured the risk is low to drive together as I have been dropping by his place fairly often... He will be 75 April 15th (we always loved how the old MA opening day was his birthday) and is still doing well, but can't walk and climb like he use to. Not surprisingly many of the spots that were easy to get to already had guys fishing, so I took him to a spot that I have done well at with holdovers that would be in his "range". The water was high and cold but besides the tannin stain was clear. With spinners, I got one nice brown and jumped anther. Sadly he did not hook up. We ended down at the Conn River, with the water down at a fishable level hoping for some walleye, but the sun was still to high and we did not want to wait that long. We did call ahead and got some burgers and fries at the Black Cow Burger Bar in Turners Fall. If you like a good quality burger you can't go wrong there! They like many are still working out the bugs for safe pick up (take out), but it was worth it. Monday I will be over at his house to do some painting for him and to start getting the boat ready... It was sad to see the gate at Bartons Cove was still locked.
