Swimming and Fishing on Lake Lillilonah

My father brought my two nieces who are visiting from Texas for a day on the boat

We initially went up the Shepaug arm but found it too scummy

So we ventured down towards the dam and found an area devoid of weeds

and great for swimming.

I was able to position the boat in 1.5 feet of water

so you could get in and out easily

We still made use of my improvised swim ladder

Need to have some swim mocks next time

All the cousins on the raft

After lunch we moved over to an inlet and did a little fishing

Elliot hooked up first with a nice White Perch

Then Brodie took over

And Brodie also go a nice White Perch as well

Catching White Perch on Lake Lillilonah

The boys and I headed out to the Lake on July 5th for a little fishing

The wind was channeling down the valleys so we tried a spot

further up the Shepaug and the boys started catching White Perch

Brodie caught the first one

Then Elliot caught one

Although this one looked more like a hybrid bass than a perch

Then Elliot caught another

We tried our other spot out of the wind but nothing was biting

So we cruised down to the Shepaug Dam

The boys had to give me Moose Antlers

Went by the beach at George C Waldo

Checked out the new boat ramp at Rt 133

And finally went under the Rt 133 Bridge honking the horn and scaring the Barn Swallows