We had great neighbors over by the lake, especially Papa K., who is also retired. Papa K. is always there when we need him and he's a real fun guy. He's also a great fisherman. He kept count of his citation fish until he reached a count of 100. He doesn't bother counting anymore, but it's rare when he goes a week without a citation catch.
Want to see a couple of Papa K.'s citation fish? 
Left is a double citation Sunfish; right is a citation Largemouth Bass.
We have a long time friend who is a faithful fishing buddy.
Jack really knows how to catch those citations too. Here
is just one great catch of many for Jack.
Jack's citation Largemouth Bass
Check out this nice catch of one
of Don's and Jack's fishings days.
We enjoyed living by a lake which has more weight/species state records than any other lake in the state and is often in The Top Three, in five or more species for citations each year, and for years has been in The Top Three for Largemouth Bass and Sunfish. This lake was chosen the Number 1 Bass lake in our state by Bassmaster Magazine. Don, Jack, and Papa K. were discussing why there are so many big fish caught in this lake year after year, especially since our mild weather permits year-round fishing. Their conclusion was that it's a combination of reasons -- it's a fairly large lake (almost 800 acres); being a city reservoir there are only a few places where homes can be built near the water (only about 2 dozen now); it's difficult to get a permit to build a dock (only three boats stay in the water, including ours); there's only one small marina where people wait to launch (only enough parking for about 2 dozen vehicles); fishing from the shore is not permitted; and there are thousands of hiding places for the fish in the hundreds of coves and the totally wooded shoreline. It was rare to see any boats during the week in the cove near where we lived. It was like our own private lake and this lake is very clean (healthy) except for trees that fall into the lake, providing even more cover for fish.
