Stinky Day

So my brother in law and I went out on fathers day for a half day of fishing fun. Ended up bagging about 2 dozen bluegill. Had some fun on the water for the day, packed everything up and headed home. Put the canoe on the car got to the house and unloaded everything. Hanging the canoe back up, storing the vests and paddles and canoe in their appropriate location in the garage.

It was pretty hot out so we decided to clean the fish just inside my garage to stay out of the sun. I figured the scales, head and guts I would put in a bucket and just bury it them all in the backyard. We cleaned them all and had everything put away before the wife got back from the pool. Even gave the garage a good rinse out Whew, just sneaked that one in!

She comes strolling home only to immediately notice that the garage smells like fish. Dang it! So I tell her it was only temporary and the smell would clear out after leaving the door open for the evening. So I did just that and let it be.

Monday morning. Smell is a tad bit worse  . Its just some left over fish slime I spotted and the towel that I used to hold the fish while cleaning them, right? So I pick up some clorox on the way home from work. Monday evening, smell is pretty noticeable, like going to the aquarium at the zoo. Wife is not happy. I tell her I'm going to fix it up right away. I head down there and put the fish towel into double trash bags and re-clean everything with clorox. Smells just like a pool now. She will be sooo happy that it is back to normal now.

Tuesday morning. Wow, smell is back with a vengeance!   Figure that it just needs a bit more clorox right? So the day passes while we are at work. Get home after a 95 degree day and boy is the smell bad. Seriously bad. Wife is to the point of anger now. The smell is creeping into the house. The furnace/ac is right next to the garage and it is now pulling the smell into the upper floors. Not good. Now we are on the verge of serious anger here. She tells me how i get fish guts all over my clothes and life vests and boat and never clean it before coming back into the house.  ​  ..    ..   . Oh the boat! Oh man totally forgot about keeping the catch in the bottom of the boat all day. I bet the fish slime is what is smelling. I pull the boat off the pulleys in the garage and flip it over. Pour some bleach into it and wash it out and around. Flip it over and dump the water out. Give it the ole sniff test. Whew! Terrible still. Man that must be really on there, let me grab a rag to really scrub it. As I turn to grab the rag, sitting just under the molded seat is a bluegill. Eyes shriveled. Skin yellowed and flies hugging it. 

Somehow my brother in law and I lost count of the fish, didn't count them right catching them, putting them into the cooler at the car, cleaning them, gutting them, bagging them. And, that little lucky gill managed to stay in the boat after flipping it 3 times before being put away and riding 10 miles home. 

I'll see you guys out on the water once my punishment is served! hahahahaha!