Hey guys, it's been a while. I've complained before about work taking up too much of my personal time, so I'll skip most of that. Lately, when I have had free time, I've been packing up my two youngest kids and hauling them to the closest body of water to partake in our newest family hobby-fishing. I'm a complete novice when it comes to fishing but with some internet research we've had overwhelming success with the minuscule panfish at a nearby pond and the slightly larger bluegills in Trinity River. Bluegills are about the only fish I can identify at this point. I have integrated my newest hobby, fishing, with my bike rides along the Trinity River.
Some little pond fish my son caught recently. I have no idea what it is.
We've caught about a million of these little guys. I've been crushing the barbs down on our hooks and releasing everything we catch.
I picked up this telescoping rod and reel combo at Bass Pro in Grapevine.
This easily fits in my pannier.
I had the day off yesterday and headed off down the Trinity Trails looking for a decent spot to fish.
My Trek 930 do-everything bike laying on the riverbank. All of my fishing gear was packed into the right side pannier.
The water level was really low in certain areas due to ongoing construction along the river. I fished a couple of areas today but didn't have much luck. No big deal.
I've made some changes to the Trek. I replaced the knobbie tires with a cheap pair of commuter tires from Performance and I swapped the flat bars for a set of back and neck friendly North Road bars.
I ditched the Grip Shift stuff for a set of inexpensive but highly effective thumb shifters. As of this evening I've replaced the cork grips for a more utilitarian set of black rubber lock-on grips. I plan to add one of those Wald Giant Delivery Baskets sometime in the near future.
The ride home. It looks like the leaves are finally changing color.
