DUCK HUNTER

WAS SO STUNNED TODAY AS I WAS FISHING TO RUN INTO A DUCK HUNTER. FIRST TIME SINCE I FISHED THE CREEK I EVER HAD THAT HAPPEN. AND I HAVE BEEN WADING THE CREEK SINCE ABOUT 1966 WHEN WE MOVED TO THE FARM. MID 70'S TODAY AND A NICE FALL BREEZE BLOWING AND IT WAS JUST A FUN DAY TO BE IN THE WATER. THE LEAVES ON THE WATER MADE IT TOUGH TO FISH AND ONE OF MY SPOTS WAS BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE AS IT'S KIND OF A LAGOON TYPE SPOT. GOT 5 IN ALL AND MOST AS I FISHED MY WAY BACK UP THE CREEK AND THE CHUBS WERE HEADING BACK DOWN STREAM. A COUPLE OF DUCKS AND THE FOX SQUIRRELS WERE OUT. BUT ONLY ONE KINGFISHER AND 1 BLUE HERON. A FEW DUCKS BUT THEY WERE SAFE UPSTREAM AND AWAY ELMER FUDD.

ONE MORE WADE

WELL AT LEAST ONE MORE WADE IN THE CREEK AND WHAT A GREAT DAY. LEAVES ARE STARTING TO TURN AND LOOK FOR A PHOTO BELOW THAT I TOOK JUST UP FROM MY FAVORITE FISHING SPOT. GOT 11 FISH TOO AND SAW THE FOX SQUIRREL AGAIN AND THE MINK. THE TURTLES KEPT ME COMPANY AGAIN. JUST WITH THEY WOULD HAVE SUNG......HAPPY TOGETHER......FOR ME.....HA,HA,HA REALIZE THAT JOKE IS FOR THOSE OF US OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW THE SINGING GROUP FROM THE 60'S.

NEED HELP WITH INFO

GOT AN EMAIL FROM A GAL THAT WOULD LIKE INFO ON A FARM ONCE OWNED BY A FAMILY NAMED........KLECKNER. I LOOKED THROUGH THE BOOK I HAVE BUT DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. CAN ANYONE HELP OUT WITH ANY INFO ?

LAST WADE ?

OUT TO FISH AND WADE THE CREEK YESTERDAY AND MIGHT BE THE LAST TRIP DOWN THE CREEK AS IT WAS PRETTY CHILLY. BUT WE SHALL SEE WHAT MOTHER NATURE ALLOWS. SURE CAN SEE FALL COMING ON NOW AS THE SOYBEANS ARE EVEN TURNING COLOR AND A GREAT PICTURE I PUT IN THE ALBUM THAT LOOKS ACROSS WHAT USE TO BE OUR CREEK FIELD.
SO WORRIED ABOUT THE LACK OF RAIN AS THE CREEK IS SO LOW. BUT YOU KNOW IT IS THE CLEAREST I HAVE EVER SEEN BUFFALO AND I FISHED THIS CREEK SINCE THE 60's. THE SEWER PLANT HAS CERTAINLY MADE A DIFFERENCE OVER ALL THE SEPTIC TANKS THAT USE TO BLEED INTO THE CREEK.

FALL IS COMING

SURE CAN TELL FALL IS COMING AS THE VEGETATION IS DYING BACK AND LOTS OF LEAVES FLOATING DOWN THE CREEK. MORE GREEN HERONS FOLLOWING ME UP AND DOWN THE CREEK AND TURTLES. GOT 10 FISH AND ONE DANDY SMALLMOUTH.
FIRST STEP IN THE WATER YESTERDAY WAS DEFINITELY CHILLY. BUT IT WARMED TO MID 80'S AND GOT REAL NICE. BUT THE DAYS OF WADING THE CREEK IN 2010 ARE COMING TO A CLOSE.

WEEKEND IN THE CREEK

WAS OUT TO MAZEPPA BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. 2 GREAT DAYS TO BE IN THE CREEK AND LOTS OF WILDLIFE. SURPRISED TO FIND ANOTHER TREE HAD FLOATED DOWN BUFFALO AND SNAGGED ON THE TREE I USUALLY FISH AROUND. BUT THE TURTLES WERE HAPPY AS IT GAVE THEN A SPOT TO CRAWL UP AND SUN THEMSELVES. CAUGHT SOME DANDY CHUBS ON SUNDAY AND ONE WAS 15 INCHES. HAD A GREEN HERON FOLLOWING ME UP AND DOWN THE CREEK ON SATURDAY AND FUN WATCHING HIM FISH FOR MINNOWS. ALSO A HUMMINGBIRD WAS FEEDING ON THE FLOWERS BY THE CREEK. SATURDAY I TIMED IT UP PERFECT AS I JUST ARRIVED AND OUR OLD NEIGHBOR JIM BRUBAKER CAME BY MOWING DOWN THE BANK. FIRST TIME IN 25 YEARS WE SAW EACH OTHER. LOOK FOR SOME PICTURES IN THE ALBUM THAT I TOOK THIS WEEKEND IN THE CREEK INCLUDING THE TURTLES AND THAT MONSTER CHUB.