Today I did something I can say I have never done before, I went fishing on the open water in November.  Earlier this week I was asked by the Senior Pastor of our church (First Baptist Church of Medford Wisconsin) Brian Wipf if I wanted to go fishing this week.  Agreeing, we decided to go today.  It wasn’t as windy today as it has been all week and I was the big winner today.  Not that Pastor Brian isn’t a winner, after all, he did catch three fish, it was just that none of the three were big enough to keep (or worth really even mentioning accept I promised I would).
  Before we left I checked the fishing report for Taylor County and it said that bass season in the open water was dead and nothing to report.  Well we proved them wrong today and I was absolutely dumbfounded that I would catch a fish that big so late in the season.  The offical report is a 21 inch largemouth weighing in just over two and a half pounds. 

  Needless to say we had a great afternoon out on the water and any time you can spend time enjoying Gods creation, it is well worth it.  I am sure Pastor Brian has already told people in Medford Wisconsin he had the opportunity to minister to a guy from Rib Lake Wisconsin today by not making him look bad out on the lake.  Either way, it was a great afternoon that I know I have needed for a while.  Thanks Brian.