19 MORE

 CAUGHT 19 TODAY BUT NONE PHOTO WORTHY.  LOTS OF SMALLMOUTHS IN THE 6 - 9 INCH RANGE AND FUN ON ULTRALIGHT GEAR.  LOTS OF WILDFLOWERS

55 MORE PERCY

 DIDN'T CATCH 63 LIKE LAST WEEK BUT I WAS TRYING......SNAGGED 55 TODAY.  MOST WERE SMALLYS AND LOTS IN THE 7 - 10 INCH RANGE.   LOTS OF FUN WITH AN ULTRALIGHT ROD.   ALL PICTURED EXCEPT FOR THE BLUEGILL WERE 13 INCHES OF MORE.  STUNNED TO CATCH ANOTHER BROWNY TODAY.  NEVER CAUGHT TROUT THIS LATE IN THE SEASON.  JOE PYE IS BLOOM TOO.   GREAT DAY IN THE OLD HOMETOWN.

63 PERCY

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DAY IN THE CREEK !  SNAGGED 63 AND ALL OF THE FISH PICTURED WERE 13 - 17 INCHES.   THE MERGANZERS TRAIN THEIR LITTLE ONES IN THE SAME SPOT EVERY YEAR AND GOT TO WITNESS IT AGAIN.   THE PICKERAL I CAUGHT TODAY WERE KINDA SMALL IN THE 10 - 13 INCH RANGE.

ONLY 4 PERCY

 ANOTHER SUB PAR DAY FISHING AND JUST CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT AS IT WAS GORGEOUS TODAY.  BUT SOME BUDDIES IN THE CREEK

KEEPING ME COMPANY

MARY WISE

 SORRY TO SHARE THIS NEWS THAT MARY WISE PASSED AWAY.   DAUGHTER OF WELDON AND BETTY SWARTZ.    7/24/1955 - 6/6/2023.   SURVIVED BY SONS THOMAS , JEFFREY AND TERRY.  4 GRANDCHILDREN AND SIBLINGS...JAMES , WAYNE , DENNIS , BRENDA , KAYE , BARRY , EARL , DIXIE AND SCOTT.   PREDECEASED BY BROTHER HUGH.  PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE WHOLE FAMILY.

2023 MAZEPPA MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

 A BIT BEHIND ON THIS BUT PHOTOS FROM THE WORLD FAMOUS MAZEPPA MEMORIAL DAY PARADE. I AM SORRY NO PICTURES FROM THE CEREMONY AS WE HAD TO GET MY MOTHER IN LAW HOME AS SHE IS......101 !!!    ENJOY THE PICS...

ONLY 8 PERCY

 ONLY CAUGHT 8 AGAIN PERCY  BUT ONE WAS THIS 16 INCH SMALLY.   JUST ANOTHER GREAT DAY IN MAZEPPA AND ENJOYING THE PEACE AND QUIET AND THE WILDLIFE

 SORRY TO REPORT THIS NEWS BUT SANDY BENNER RITTER PASSED AWAY.  DAUGHTER OF NORMA CATHERMAN AND THE LATE ROBERT BENNER.  7/12/1960 - 4/19/2003 AND SURVIVED BY BROTHER LARRY  , 2 DAUGHTERS ALISHA SMITH AND AMY MORRIS.  SHE MARRIED WILLIAM RITTER ON 6/9/1980 BUT SADLY HE PRECEDED HER ON 6/22/2001. ALSO PREDECEASED BY A SON SHANE AND HER BROTHER CARSON.

FIRST DAY

 A GREAT FIRST WADE DOWN THE CREEK....ONLY CAUGHT 8 BUT 3 FALL FISH WERE 16 INCHES AND ANOTHER WAS 17 INCHES.  LOTS OF WILDLIFE TOO