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

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

PICTURES

ONLY 10 TODAY

ON VACTION THIS WEEK PERCY SO I WAS IN THE CREEK AGAIN YESTERDAY. SEEMED LIKE PERFECT CONDITIONS BUT I ONLY CAUGHT 10. ALTHOUGH ONE WAS A DANDY PICKERAL THAT WAS EVERY BIT 15 - 16 INCHES AND WILL ATTACH A PICTURE. ALONG WITH THE SUN RISE IN MAZEPPA AS I HEADED TO THE CREEK.

Sunday, August 28, 2016

28 MORE PERCY

I STILL HAVEN'T SAT DOWN TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE PHOTOS BACK ON THE BLOG BUT ON VACATION THIS WEEK AND HOPE TO GET TIME TO SOLVE THAT ISSUE. IN THE MEAN TIME I AM ADDING 2 PHOTOS TO THIS POST FROM MY MORNING OF FISHING. AND 28 MORE PERCY WITH ONE BEING A REALLY NICE PICKERAL EVERY BIT 16 INCHES. PICTURES ARE OF MY FISHING BUDDIES I HAD TODAY AND I ALSO HAD A GREEN HERON FOLLOWING ME UP AND DOWN THE CREEK.

Saturday, August 20, 2016

PICTURES AND MY DAY IN THE CREEK

FIRST OF ALL TO ALL THE FOLKS THAT FOLLOW THIS BLOG I AM SORRY TO REPORT THAT GOOGLE ALTERED THEIR PHOTO ALBUM AND BECAUSE OF THAT WE LOST OUR LINK TO ALL THE MAZEPPA PICTURES.   BUT I AM ON VACATION NEXT WEEK AND HOPE TO FIGURE OUT THE CHANGES AND GET THE LINK BACK UP AND RUNNING.  JUST NEED SOME QUITE TIME AND COFFEE.

NOW AS FOR MY DAY IN THE CREEK.  PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE PERCY THAT I GOT 23 MORE TODAY.  NOT QUITE THE 30 PLUS I GOT THE PAST 2 TRIPS TO THE CREEK BUT STILL A GREAT DAY AND TONS OF WILDLIFE ESPECIALLY HERONS.   THEY ARE HAVING A FIELD DAY WITH THE LOW WATER LEVELS AS ARE THE KINGFISHERS.  THE SMALLMOUTH BASS ARE REALLY BITING NOW AND CAUGHT A NUMBER OF PICKERAL TODAY AND ALL WE NICE SIZED TOO.


Monday, August 8, 2016

30 MORE

KEEPING YOU UP TO DATE PERCY     : )
GOT OUT TO THE CREEK AGAIN YESTERDAY AND CAUGHT 30 MORE.  NOTHING BIG BUT WITH THE ULTRA LIGHT ROD THEY ARE A LOT OF FUN.  SAW ONE OF THE EAGLES AND SEVERAL SAND PIPERS.  HAVEN'T SEE THE GOLDEN TROUT IN THE PAST 2 OR 3 TRIPS TO THE CREEK SO GUESSING SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM.  EITHER CAUGHT BY HUMAN OR EAGLE OR MAYBE MOVED ON OR DIED.  AND FOR THE 3 TRIP IN A ROW......NO PICKERAL. 

Sunday, July 31, 2016

38 MORE

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. 

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

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.