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.

SANDPIPERS

WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY IN THE CREEK TODAY. ONLY 10 FISH BUT ENTERTAINED BY THE WILDLIFE. SOMETHING WAS SWIMMING IN THE WATER BUT REALLY COULDN'T TELL WHAT IT WAS. TOO SMALL TO BE A BEAVER AND NEVER DID GET A GOOD LOOK. KINGFISHERS , HAWKS , AND THOSE ADORABLE SANDPIPERS. GOT A REAL LAUGH WHEN I GOT TO SEE A HUMMINGBIRD CHASE A SANDPIPER. ONCE IN A LIFETIME MOMENT AND WISH I ONLY HAD A CAMCORDER. ON MY WAY BACK UP THE CREEK A BLUE HERON WAS FISHING IN THE SHALLOW WATER. I WALKED TO THE ONE SIDE AND HE SLOWLY WENT BEHIND SOME CREEK VEGETATION AND HUNKERED DOWN. AS I WALKED UP THE CREEK HE WOULD POP HIS HEAD UP TO SEE WHERE I WAS. I WAS SO CUTE AND AGAIN WISH I HAD A CAMCORDER.
FUNNY SOME PEOPLE FLY ALL OVER THE WORLD BUT ALL I HAVE TO DO IS TRAVEL BACK HOME TO MAZEPPA. CLOSEST THING TO HEAVEN I CAN FIND.

28

HAD MY BEST DAY YET OF 2010 FISHING WISE......CAUGHT 28. GREAT DAY TO BE WAIST DEEP IN BUFFALO CREEK AS IT WAS MID 90's. FINALLY GOT SOME MORE RAIN LATER ON AT NIGHT AND THEN SUNDAY. GOOD AS THE CREEK IS SCARY LOW.
LOTS OF BLUE HERONS AND KINGFISHERS AS YOU WOULD EXPECT WITH THE EASY PICKINGS FISHING WISE FOR THEM. AND SAW A DEER AS I WADED DOWN BUFFALO CREEK. JUST A WONDERFUL DAY.

26 MORE

SPENT ABOUT 6 HOURS IN THE CREEK YESTERDAY AND SNAGGED 26 FISH. AND THE KINGFISHERS WERE FUN TO WATCH AS THEY DIVE BOMBED FISH. NOT THE 60'S GROUP BUT TURTLES KEEPING ME COMPANY TOO. NICE VARIETY OF FISH TOO WITH THE USUAL CHUBS AND ROCKIES,SMALLIES,SUNNIES AND 2 PICKERAL.
JUST A GREAT DAY.

15

WHAT A GREAT DAY OF FISHING TODAY. NOT AS MUCH WILDLIFE TODAY AS I GOT OUT JUST AFTER NOON BUT 15 FISH TODAY AND A NICE VARIETY TOO. SUNNIES,ROCKIES,SMALLMOUTH AND CHUBS. WATER WAS GREAT IN THE 90 PLUS TEMPS BUT GETTING SCARED AT HOW LOW THE CREEK IS. WE SURE NEED RAIN.

GOOD - THE BAD AND THE UGLY

AND THATS WHAT COULD ALMOST DESCRIBE MY DAY IN THE CREEK YESTERDAY. RIGHT BEFORE I LEFT I FELL IN THE CREEK AND I HAVE A BRUISED BUMM THIS MORNING. BUT CAN'T OVERSHADOW THE DAY IN BUFFALO CREEK. AS I STARTED TO FISH I HAD A RACOON JOINING ME. ALTHOUGH HE WAS FISHING FOR CRAYFISH , CLAMS AND OYSTERS. 2 BLUE HERONS, THE KINGFISHERS WERE OUT, TURTLES, SANDPIPERS, AND LOTS OF OTHER BIRDS. THE HIGHLIGHT WAS WATCHING A DOE BRING HER VERY TINY FAWN DOWN TO WATER. WATCHED THEM FOR A GOOD 10 MINUTES AND THEY NEVER SAW ME.