Lake Coeur d'Alene

I give a talk, and, uh, I wasn't gonna fly home until much later in the day, like a, like a red-eye situation, so I had the entire day to do whatever I wanted, and I thought, "Well, I'm in this beautiful location.

I should go swim in Lake Coeur d'Alene." And I notice as I'm s- ...

I was swimming that there's this, there's this mountain right next to, uh- I feel like this setup's just taking forever.

It's a little bit of throat clearing, yeah.

Okay.

That, that answer your question?

Uh, Lake Coeur d'Alene.

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And while they're not commonly caught, they play an important ecological role in cleaning habitat, processing nutrients and, of course, getting eaten by other fish and birds.

Finally, on August 11, Riley Dragon of Rathdrum, and these are all real names, caught a 20.5 inch tench from Lake Coeur d'Alene, topping a 19 incher from the same lake in 2020.

If you've never heard of a tench, join the club.

A tench is actually native to Europe and Western Asia and is considered a cousin of the common carp.

My church was on 411 Coeur d'Alene Avenue.

Two blocks from Lake Coeur d'Alene.

Listed in National Geographic magazine as one of the three most beautiful lakes in the world.

Lake Kilimanjaro, Lake Coeur d'Alene, I forget the third.

75 lakes within 75 minutes of my house.

Anybody like fishing in here? You ever caught a 50-pound rainbow trout? You ever caught world-record Dolly Varden trout? World-record Tam Loop trout? All caught in the lake 30 minutes from my house.

In August, Idaho anglers set new catch and release state records for lesser-known species, highlighting the surprising diversity of fishing opportunities found in waters all across the state.

From the Salmon River to Lake Coeur d'Alene and the South Fork Snake River, these record catches show that sometimes the most interesting fish are the ones anglers often overlook.

Small fish, big record.

On August 1st, Neal Benoit of Salmon caught a 6.5-inch redside shiner on the Salmon River in Lemhi County, setting a new Idaho catch and release state record.

And unlike carp, which were introduced from Europe in the mid-1800s, suckers are native to Idaho.

Did you say tench? In northern Idaho, Riley Dragon of Rathdrum landed a fish that would turn plenty of heads, especially among anglers who know what the heck a tench is.

On August 11th, Riley caught and released a 20.5-inch tench from Lake Coeur d'Alene, establishing a new Idaho catch-and-release state record.

That fish was big enough to beat out the previous record of 19 inches set by Mike Nudermacher in 2020, also from Lake Coeur d'Alene.

It's very scenic.

And where else can you see all these different kinds of raptors in their aviaries, in their natural habitat overlooking Lake Coeur d'Alene? I love

it.

I know one little girl that would very much like to do this.

It's always the same We split the rent but we doubled the pain

We span out on Lake Coeur d'Alene Wishing somebody had told us God numbered the days And upon him guessing how this story That cling to the seams of our clothes A thread that unravels Can't sew itself back on its own Cause history's bound for repeating And young love is proud for believing Moments so sweetly misleading And we are just fools for the fleeting The fleeting Peppermint share houses never could stand Wishes will slip through the palm of your hand and make you feel crazy for craving somebody who stays.

But this time I won't beg the moment to last.

Love is a question you don't have to ask.