lookin' up

The wind's died down, the light soaking rain has let up, the sand pile is temporarily deserted and everything has a bright green glow about it.  And it smells so good, like only spring can after a nice soft rain. Open up the windows and let the sun shine in.

except for the threat of flooding around the lake, is this the best spring weather week we've ever had in april?...!

Update to Water Board meeting: present board members were re-elected and the board will be re-evaluating where they will be going in the future.  Presentation info can be found online at the LAPADA website or SD-Department of Natural Resources.

meeting Saturday morning--Lake Poinsett Water Board

This Saturday morning at 10 am, the Water Project Board will meet at the Lake Poinsett Chapel. Find out more about the lake on the home page at the Lake Poinsett Area Development Association.  Here's the link.  http://www.lpada.com/index.html

White (or Silver Bass)

Though they may not be right up there for the serious fisherman, just a note about the Silver Bass.  For a fun, fighting fishing experience especially for kids--they are the best.  And for eating--cut off the belly meat when you clean them and fry them up fresh. 

Bob weighed a stringer of them last night at the resort and all eight were "proud anglers"!

Back from Denver via "the hills".

Bob and I are still unpacking from our annual trip to Denver.  We left early Easter Sunday morning and drove straight thru.  Felt pretty wiped out Monday, but we gained a day and an hour!  So had a little fun time on the other end in the Black Hills.

Busy time at the lake--sandbagging makes for hungry and thirsty folks.  Not all are working so hard, though.  Fishing has really picked up for cat, walleye, northern and smallies.  It's a windy one today.

Don't forget pool tournament Friday night.  Pool party is Saturday afternoon at Renegades.

Plan to be at LAKEVIEW next weekend for LIVE band, CROSSROADS playing Friday and Saturday nights starting at 9pm both nights!

ice off poinsett==correction--on LAKEVIEW side

On the west side the ice blew towards the north where it's piled up there.

Yet another email to pass on. Email your fish pictures!

"This is the new state record White Sucker caught in Lake Poinsett on March 28, 2010. I thought you would like a picture to post. The fish weighed 6lbs. 10oz, had a length of 23 1/2 inches, and a girth of 15 3/8 inches. This fish broke a record that was set in 1982 by 14 oz! Feel free to post the picture...

Eric Weeman
Arlington S.D."

A recent email we received, will add in more fish photos later

"Bob & Linda,

Just wanted to let you know we had an awesome time when we had 12 guys from my bachelor party! You guys were

ice off albert, poinsett ice breaking up

This is the shoreline at LAKEVIEW.  That is ICE--black ice and white ice chunks.  It's still pretty calm so it's not pushing up over the banks yet.  Just holding our breath & crossing our fingers while we are in this holding pattern...