15 AND WILDLIFE

A FEW DAYS LATE WITH THIS POST AS WE WEIS WORKERS WERE BUSY WITH THE HOLIDAY RUSH. BUT I GOT OUT LAST SATURDAY TO FISH THE CREEK AND GOT 15.  NOTHING HUGE BUT A GREAT VARIETY AND EVEN GOT A SMALL PICKERAL.  LOTS OF WILDLIFE WITH THE HERONS AND  2 SETS OF BABY DUCKS.  THE ONE MOTHER DID THE BROKEN WING THING TO LURE ME AWAY.  AMAZING WITH ALL THE RAIN WE GOT A MONTH AGO AND NOW WE NEED MORE ESPECIALLY FOR THE CROPS.  THE CORN IS REACHING TO THE SKY FOR RAIN.

DOUBLED MY PLEASURE

WELL I DOUBLED MY PLEASURE THIS PAST WEEKEND AS I WAS IN THE CREEK ON SATURDAY WITH ONE OF MY SCHOLARSHIP KIDS, MARK BENFER AND WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY.  WE CAUGHT 16 OR SO AND MARK LANDED A 15 INCH CHUB. SUNDAY FOUND ME IN THE CREEK WITH NEPHEW ZACH AND WE CAUGHT OVER A DOZEN ALSO AND ZACH FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS LIFE SAW A SCARLET TANGER.

BACK IN THE CREEK

WELL FINALLY...........BACK IN THE CREEK.  WITH ALL THE RAIN IT HAS BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO GET BACK IN THE CREEK FISHING.  BUT THIS PALES TO MY FRIENDS LIKE THE TROESTERS WHO ARE STILL TRYING TO PLANT CORN.  IN THE PAST MONTH WE HAD TO HAVE GOTTEN CLOSE TO 16 INCHES OF RAIN.  IN ONE WEEK MY RAIN GAUGE RECORDED OVER 8 INCHES......YES ONE WEEK.  BUT SUNDAY I WAS GETTING ROCKS FROM OUR OLD CREEK FIELD TO USE FOR LINING THE FLOWERBEDS AND THE WALKWAY AT OUR NEW HOME AND DECIDED TO CHECK THE CREEK AND IT WAS HIGH BUT CLEAR.  SO I JUMPED IN AND FISHED FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS AND GOT 16.  NICE VARIETY TOO WITH THE USUAL CHUBS...SMALL AND ROCK BASS...A FEW BLUEGILLS AND MY FIRST EVER RAINBOW TROUT.....13 INCHES AND IT WAS GORGEOUS. ALSO HAD A DOE WANDER ACROSS THE CREEK IN FRONT OF ME.  JUST A GREAT DAY IN MAZEPPA.