Revisiting The Nature Park

Last summer, one phase of our reunion activities was held at the Nature Park south of Brookings.  While there, a man was fly-fishing for trout at one of the nearby ponds.  Obviously, there were trout to be caught.  Catching trout is somewhat of a rarity in this part of the state.  Most natural waters get too warm for them to survive for any length of time.  However, last week some of us ventured out to those same ponds, and found at that there were trout galore.  We were catching them like we used to catch bullheads at some of the local fishing spots.  Most of them were thrown back, but a few of the larger ones we kept for some rather nice culinary delights later in the week.  A number of local schoolboys also plied their angling skills, catching them even faster than we did.  Will continue to visit these local waters to see how long this extravaganza will last.