Weird day on the water

[tunrevir]

I hit the St. Croix today and was really enjoying the morning, turkeys gobbling, saw a mink and a beaver and a couple Bald eagles. Fishing was great, managed a few to bring home and was working a new area, watching my rod tip and enjoying the sunshine. Evidently, snakes like sunshine too. I caught some movement in my peripheral vision and there on the bench seat a mere 2 feet away is a garter snake! Kind of freaked me out at first but glad it was on the bench seat and not crawling up my pantleg! I have no idea how the little bugger got in the boat but he was enjoying the sunshine right along with me before I sent him overboard to take a little swim.

Tunrevir~

[JBMasterAngler]

I was on the croix on friday and was treated to the sounds of turkeys gobbling in the woods. Not to mention the never ending singing of more birds than I could ever name off Also had my 1st official mosquito attack!

[Thundy]

I saw a garter snake on the water yesterday too, I even netted it just too see it slide threw the holes.

[RiverFish]

Do you think maybe it started in your boat, got there at your house/garage?

[tunrevir]

Yeah, I think it must have crawled in at the house and rode along for the ride. Probably was hiding under the floor and when it got warm out decided to seek some warmth. He has been relocated or became fish bait at this point.

Tunrevir~

[CJH]

We saw a garter snake last year fishing Kab, back in a bay, just swimming around. My buddy had the bright idea of trying to grab it, and of course, it bit him. Oh well, not like it was a water mocasin or something!!!

[blakeb]

fishig pool 4 near the dam last year i saw a very persistent water snake trying to climb into a fishermans transom area. funny stuff