Random Memories From 2011
It is now a week into 2012 and I’m only just getting used to writing the new year on paperwork. The holidays, followed by busy times at work, have kept me from blogging, but with some free time today and a lack of quality ice for fishing, my fingers have found their way to the keyboard.
Now that 2011 has moved into the not-so-distant past, I look back and realize I have many fond memories.
This blog began in 2011. It was spawned from a desire to write and I figured my fishing adventures would provide some decent content. The first post was the always unoriginal Welcome To My Blog. That awe-inspiring start was followed by Bassmaster Classic Finishes Today! Weigh-in Soon… and I was on my way!
The Argosgirl Chronicles actually existed for a few weeks before there was any mention of my own fishing adventures. My first report of a fishing trip was Fairy Lake Ice Fishing – March 4/11. Now that I think back, those trips to Fairy Lake last winter were some of my favorite. It was a convenient lake that allowed us time to fish after work and provided some great crappie action.
Blogging and tweeting began to take up much of my time outside of fishing and Argo. These activities introduced me to all sorts of wonderful people eager to chat about the outdoors and fishing. It also opened up all sorts of opportunities such as a great fishing trip, as covered in Good Friends, Big Water, Great Boat and Kings, and the chance to win some new gear.
Last year I got the chance to participate in fish-related events that did not involve me fishing. Both the 2011 Coho Egg Collection For Ringwood Hatchery and CVC Trout Spawning Survey were incredible learning experiences that I was thrilled to be a part of. I hope to be able to get more involved this year.
The night Darrell and I went to pick up our new boat certainly ranks near the top of my memorable moments of 2011. We drove over two hours to see the boat and just before we reached our destination, the skies opened up and the ominous rumble of thunder began. We had maybe two minutes to look at the boat before the rain and lightning drove us indoors. Fortunately, we were able to move the boat inside to have a closer look, not that we really needed much more time to know this was the boat we were looking for. After a nice chat with the incredibly entertaining gentleman we were buying the boat from, we loaded up and headed out. While it was a very long night and had made a dent in our finances, that 12ft tinny with the 9.9HP Johnson turned out to be the best purchase we could have made.
I caught my first walleye in 2011. We took advantage of a beautiful evening and launched the canoe in a river close to home. While I was targeting brown trout and smallmouth bass, my crankbait was suddenly stopped hard. I thought I was snagged until I felt a movement that undeniably meant I had a fish on. After a good little fight I was shocked to see I had reeled in my first ‘eye. What a great way to spend night!
It was last spring when Darrell and I moved to a nice little piece of land and my number one memory from 2011 was created – bringing Argo home to live with us. Argo is my baby, my friend, the one I have always gone to when I was upset and the one I shared my greatest moments with. I have spent a good portion of my life with him and the fact that he happens to be a horse makes him even more wonderful 🙂 Having him live outside my door once again was something I needed for my life to fully feel like it was back on track. Walking him off the trailer and into the paddock and shed I had spent ages preparing, is something I will never forgot. He took to it so easily that I swear he knew he was home. And having a fantastic mare like Dee Gee to come home with him made it even better. There is nothing like coming home at night and seeing Argo waiting at the gate for dinner, or looking out the window and seeing the two of them grazing. It does my heart good.
I have to say I had a pretty wonderful 2011. Despite the current warm winter that is cutting into my ice fishing time, I hope I’m in for another great year in 2012.
argosgirl
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