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.

FEEL OF FALL

FISHING SATURDAY IT SURE HAD THE FEEL OF FALL COMING ON. SOME OF THE VEGETATION IS DROOPING OVER A BIT AND LEAVES FLOATING DOWN THE CREEK. I KNOW THAT DAYS OF WADING THE CREEK THIS YEAR ARE DRAWING TO A CLOSE. BUT A GREAT DAY AS I GOT 14 FISH AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY DUCKS. ALSO WOODPECKERS ALL OVER INCLUDING A GORGEOUS PILEATED WOODPECKER RIGHT ABOVE ME IN THE TREE. AND A FIRST FOR ME AN ALBINO CRAYFISH. JUST AS WHITE AS CAN BE.

MY DAY IN THE CREEK

WELL A RATHER INTERESTING DAY OF FISHING AS I SMACKED MY ANKLE WITH A STONE, WHILE WADING DOWN THE CREEK. THEN WHILE TRYING TO FIX A SNAG IN THE LINE I DROPPED MY RAPALA LURE IN THE MURKY SPOT I WAS STANDING.......BUT I FOUND IT SO ALL IS WELL......AND I DID CATCH 9.....MOSTLY SMALLMOUTH TOO. SOME NEAT PICTURES I GOT OF WILDFLOWERS AND A DRAGONFLY. POSTED IN THE PHOTO ALBUM SO CLICK ON THE LINK TO SEE THEM. ALSO STOPPED TO SEE THE OLD SWINGIN BRIDGE SINCE IT GOT RENOVATED BY LESTER NOLT. WHAT A WONDERFUL JOB HE DID AND SHOULD NOT ONLY BE APPLAUDED BUT REIMBURSED FOR HIS WORK. AND PICTURES OF THE NEWLY RESTORED BRIDGE WILL BE IN THE ALBUM TOO.