Thanks to a suggestion by a friend of mine at work (thanks Cliff!) we all headed out to the 20th Annual Upton Police Fishing Derby today. It was at Pratt Pond in Upton, and we were amazed at the amount of people who showed up! We were there early, and got a pretty good spot.

Jacob caught a nice perch early on, and almost placed with it (he was a 1/2″ short). Rebecca caught a catfish, and that was just shy too. But Jacob got his wish of not only a “first bass”, but also a trophy bass! All-in-all, we had a great day, met some really nice folks, and found out about a local bait-and-tackle shop that I’ll be visiting often for minnows. For what it’s worth, I think Rebecca would have gotten a trophy on the first fish she caught, which was a decent sized Bluegill, but I didn’t realize that there was a category for it, and threw it back – ah well!

Upton Police Fishing Derby 2009

Images from our day of fishing in Upton on June 6, 2009. Jacob came away with a trophy!

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We took the opportunity to go fishing today. It was a gorgeous spring day, and the older two had been bugging me for weeks to get some line wet, so we got some nightcrawlers and headed to a local lake. Everyone got their share of bluegills, but we were all surprised when Rebecca hooked into a largemouth! It was small enough not to give her any trouble reeling it in on her ultralight gear, but it definitely fought more than the other fish she’d caught earlier.

Here’s a snapshot of the moment: