For most of you this little guy is nothing special but for me, he's huge. I've been too sick to do much all year and today was my first time out fishing for the year. I caught this one on Cayuta Lake in central NY while out in my canoe. Whew! I was starting to wonder if I'd ever get out to fish again!

Anyone know what flower that is in the second photo? The red vibrates in some intense frequency. It grows along the edges of a marshy stream.