I had fished Tarboo Lake a couple times years ago and got skunked and have wanted to try it again for a long time. I had mentioned it to my Number 1 fishing Partner for the past (Almost) 60 years - Son Don. He called me this morning and asked it I still wanted to fish Tarboo. Yes!

We hooked my blue boat and we took off to give Tarboo a try. There were 5 rigs in the parking lot but only 1 boat trailer. I guess the others were hunters and ATV riders. Later a couple of skilled trout anglers showed to fish for trout - A man and wife team with a nice old High Lake boat. He said they limit every time they come there. We watched for just a few minutes and seen them catch 6 trout. We believe him.

Don and I were not after trout - We were looking for a few largemouth bass. We fished long and hard and tried several lures. I had a couple hits on a plastic worm and finally landed a 12 incher on a black jig. My trusty old camera failed me and we got no pics.

It was a beautiful day on the water and I got to add a new personal lake record to my list. It was my first new personal lake record since I rolled the old odometer past 88 years. At 88 even a 12 incher can make your day if you are fishing with your favorite fishing partner on a nice fall day.