Free Fishing Day

June 7th was free fishing day in Oklahoma. However, only one lake, Lake Yahola, in Tulsa County allowed the free fishing on their waters. The lake borders Mohawk Park, the park that the Tulsa Zoo is in. There was also a contest sponsored by Zebco fishing supplies. There were certain fish tagged for prizes and also a prize for the largest fish. However, I am not sure how anyone on the lake this day was going to catch any fish. June is a windy month in Oklahoma and this day was no exception. The lake is actually a man-made lake, different than a reservoir. The lake is completely rimmed by cement. This means there is no shore to sit on and fish from. It is like sitting on a street curb above a sloping cement ramp into the water. We were lucky to have found an area that had a wider spot to sit on. The wind was causing the lake to crest white waves. It was impossible to get the line cast out further than 20 feet and then it would drift to the edge within 30 seconds, and the fish would be at the bottom of the lake. Raegan loved picking up the worms for the bait. She even named one of them "Gerald." At the beginning, Raegan dropped her lunch bag in the lake that I had fish out. It's not easy getting near the water at the lake with the sloping ramp edges. After Nichole and I both had our hooks catch on something in the lake and break the lines, we left.