I HAVE STARTED A FACEBOOK PAGE TO KEEP ALL OF THE PICTURES I HAVE OF MY OLD HOMETOWN. I ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM LINKING MY PHOTO ALBUM WITH THE BLOG AND DECIDED THIS WILL BE THE BEST AVENUE TO GO. SO IF YOU GO TO FACEBOOK AND TYPE IN......IMAGES OF MAZEPPA PA YOU WILL NOW FIND ALL OF THE PICTURES I ONCE HAD ON THIS BLOG. ALSO IF YOU HAVE PICTURES FROM THE MAZEPPA AREA THAT YOU CAN EMAIL TO ME I WOULD BE GLAD TO ADD THEM TO THE PHOTO ALBUM. SEND TO... mazeppa@ptd.net

Sunday, September 3, 2023

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




Sunday, July 23, 2023

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.






Saturday, July 15, 2023

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.










Sunday, June 11, 2023

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

Saturday, June 10, 2023

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.


Monday, June 5, 2023

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...






















Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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



Sunday, April 23, 2023

 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.


Sunday, April 16, 2023

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