Tuesday, July 07, 2009

I enjoyed July 5th more…..

This year July 4th was fairly uneventful. Typically my kids and I travel to Portland, Oregon to visit my parents. We spend the weekend eating, drinking, and lighting off the type of fireworks that would put any California Fire Captain into an asylum. Unlike California the residents of Oregon and Washington get to enjoy fireworks that actually leave the ground. If you have the budget you can buy mortars that can be seen from Idaho on a clear day.

So as you might imagine my kids having grown up playing Roman Candle wars with their cousins were not really interested in buying a couple of “safe and sane” fountains. So we took in the local fireworks show and decided that the next day we would go fishing.

Little did I know that on this 5th of July 2009 we would do a lot more “catching” than “fishing”. Courtright Reservoir, Elevation 8,170 feet. (We actually saw snow not too far above the lake). 13 fish in 4 hours. We would have had our limit (15 fish) but Brieana decided it was time for us to leave. And as most of you men know when the woman is ready leave you pretty much need to start packing up regardless of the fishing action. :)

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It was certainly one of the better day’s we’ve had recently and we ate every bit of the catch though with 13 fish I needed to get creative. So after pan frying the first night I found a really good recipe online for baked trout. Click here to see it. I added a couple of fresh chilies and a jalapeño from the garden to spice it up. Then after baking it I topped it with some fresh tomatoes. I also used fat-free sour cream just because I don’t need the extra calories.

I also realized one of the reasons I actually decided to have kids…………..so I don’t have to clean all the fish!! He’s actually pretty good.

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