Camp Geiger, Wednesday, July 1

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What does it take to get a 12-year-old out of bed before sunrise? Not much.

But the lure of a big fish, and getting one step closer to earning a Fishing & Wildlife Merit Badge, did the trick this morning as "The 5 a.m. Fishing Club" rolled out of our tents with bedhead and bleary eyes and headed for Richardson Lake at the south end of camp.

As part of their merit badges, the boys have to catch at least two different kinds of fish which is pretty doable when the fish are biting. The small lake is filled with Bass, Bluegill, and a number of others and is surrounded by rushes and logs where the big fish like to hide.

By the time we got to the lake the sun was still way below the horizon but slowly the sky began to fill with blues and pinks and purples and a light mist slowly rolled across the water. A little after 6 a.m. the boys all picked a spot and started casting their lures.

Noah Q. landed the first catch of the day not 10 minutes later reeling in a small, but active bass that posed politely for a picture and then jumped off his hook and back into the lake. John K., Matthew L., Gabriel M., Matt T. and Ellis C. also joined in the fun as well as Mrs. Kahn, Mr. Covington and Mr. Quraishi, but Noah had the most active day of all the anglers catching three - two fish, one hat.

For now, the fish can rest easy. But not for long. 451 will be back at 5:30 a.m. tomorrow morning.

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