Panfish Galore, and Hold the Ice!

I must say, I am both thankful and blessed that I have spent the entirety of my life in an environment that is away from concrete and noise. Traffic sounds are foreign to me, and sounds of gunshots are made only by deer and waterfowl hunters where I live. The views are beautiful, and I need only walk out my door or take a short drive. There is no ice on the local ponds, so We plan on fishing through the winter. The big thing now is bluegills, as they feed, though softly, through out the cold months. Here are some I got on the last day of the year from a local pond...

Nice fish here took a waxworm on a 1/100th oz jig below a bobber.

Here's a classic bluegill-ninga pose.

                                             Caught a few dinks along the way!

                                                Mixed in were some big guys, too!

                                                    The sun came out for a little while!

                                                    Best fish of the day was this nice 10-incher!

                                                     They just had to have the jig and wax worm!

                                                        One of 14, should've had more.

Although the fishing was fun today, I missed about 25 fish as they struck so lightly. Some barely pulled the bobber under. With the water at 43 degrees, I am happy for what I did catch on this New Years Eve. It was not fast fishing, rather, you had to work for what you caught. This time last year, I was ice fishing, and catching plenty! Now, we have a mild winter so far, and I am thankful for that, too.
Psalm 147:7 says this...'Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving, make music to our God on the harp, He covers the sky with clouds, and supplies the earth with rain.' I can't play a harp, but I can play the guitar, and am thankful that he has permitted, yes permitted, me to worship Him with the instrument that I used to used to mock and make fun of Him with. When He allows me to worship Him, which is at any time, He allows me to be in His Holy Presence and to bask in His Glory.

This year, I just want to be more thankful! Thank you, Jesus, for loving and saving me!