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WELL PERCY I HAVE A FISHING STORY FOR YOU TODAY.   GOT OUT TO MAZEPPA YESTERDAY AND WAS IN THE CREEK BY 6 AM.  MY LUCKY HAT THAT LINDSAY SENT ME FROM THE PIONEER SEED MEETING IN HAWAII WAS MAGICAL AS I CAUGHT 38.
IT WAS EERIE QUIET AS THE STORMS WERE HOVERING ALL DAY AND IT SEEMED THE BIRDS AND OTHER ANIMALS SENSED IT.  DIDN'T SEE ANY EAGLES AGAIN AND GUESSING THEY MOVED ONTO BETTER FEEDING GROUNDS FOR THE SUMMER.  BUT THE KINGFISHERS ARE HAVING A FIELD DAY WITH THE LOW WATER LEVELS.  THE CREEK IS SO LOW THE THICK VEGETATION IS EVEN DYING OFF IN SPOTS.  ABOUT THE ONLY THING I DIDN'T CATCH WAS A PICKERAL AND EVEN SNAGGED SEVERAL ROCK BASS. 

2 WEEK UPDATE

SORRY PERCY BUT I AM 2 WEEKS BEHIND ON MY FISHING UPDATES.   : )
2 WEEKS AGO I CAUGHT 20 AND JUST A WONDERFUL MORNING IN THE CREEK.  EVEN SAW THE BEAVER THAT MAKES MAZEPPA HOME BUT NO DEER  AND DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THE EAGLES.   I WAS BACK OUT THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND CAUGHT 15 MORE INCLUDING 2 REALLY NICE PICKERAL.   3 DEER BUT AGAIN NO EAGLES AND GUESSING THEY MOVED ON TO SOME OTHER HUNTING GROUNDS FOR THE SUMMER.  WHICH WILL MAKE THE HERONS HAPPY  AS THAT WILL MAKE LESS COMPETITION.   GOT 2 REALLY GREAT PICTURES OF HERONS AND WHEN I GET A CHANCE WILL ADD THEM TO THE ALBUM.   THE CREEK IS PLENTY LOW BUT NOT AS BAD AS THE  SUSQUEHANNA RIVER RIGHT NOW.

MEL FINCK

WE LOST A LONG  TIME RESIDENT OF MAZEPPA THIS WEEK WITH THE PASSING OF MELVIN FINCK.  PERSONALLY ONE OF THE TRULY GREAT NEIGHBORS I HAD DURING MY GROWING UP YEARS AND OF COURSE I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH KEITH.
HE SERVED IN THE AIR FORCE ( ARMY AIR CORPS ) DURING WW2 AND RETURNED TO GERMANY TO VISIT FRIENDS HE MADE THERE.  THEN OF COURSE HAD HIS CONSTRUCTON AND SIDING BUSINESS.   A MEMBER OF THE MAZEPPA UNION CHURCH. SURVIVING IS WIFE WANDA ALONG WITH HIS SON KEITH AND DAUGHTER KAREN.  ALSO SURVIVING IS A BROTHER ROY........AND TWO SISTERS SHIRLEY DIEFFENDERFER AND PHYLLIS KEISER.    HE WAS THE SON OF BLAIR AND KATHERINE FINCK.  
( NOVEMBER 28 , 1928 - JUNE 27 , 2016 )
MEL WILL REALLY BE MISSED AND I WAS SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE KNOWN HIM AND CALLED HIM NEIGHBOR FOR SO MANY YEARS.

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WELL PERCY A FEW DAYS LATE MAKING THIS POST BUT BLAME IT ON THE HOLIDAY RUSH AT WEIS AND LACK OF PERSONAL TIME THIS WEEK.
ANYHOW I GOT IN THE CREEK BEFORE 6 AM LAST SUNDAY AND GOT A WONDERFUL PICTURE OF 2 DOE I WILL POST IN THE ALBUM.  SAW THE 2 MATURE EAGLES AND CAUGHT 18.  NONE OF REAL SIZE OTHER THAN A PICKERAL THAT WAS ABOUT 13 - 14 INCHES.  REALLY HOPE WE GET MORE RAIN AS THE CREEK IS WAY  TOO LOW.