HELEN STAHL

WE LOST A LONG TIME MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY THIS PAST WEEK IN HELEN STAHL. OUR HEART FELT FEELINGS GO OUT TO WENDELL , JOHN AND MY CLASSMATE MARRIANNE.

GERMANY BOUND

WELL PASTOR RICKY PHILLIPS IS AT IT AGAIN. WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR MAZEPPA PASTOR AS HE IS HEADING TO GERMANY TO STUDY IN THE HOME OF MARTIN LUTHER.

LAST WADE OF 2010 ?

WELL I GOT ONE LAST DAY TO WADE THE CREEK AND FISH AND WHAT A GREAT DAY. NOT AS MUCH WILDLIFE IN FACT I ONLY SAW 2 CRAWFISH AND UNDERSTAND AS THE WATER WAS MORE THAN A BIT CHILLY. BUT IT WARMED TO THE MID 70'S BY MID AFTERNOON AND GOT KINDA NICE. DID SEE LOTS OF DUCKS AND MY BUDDY THE GROUNDHOG JOINED ME AT THE FISHING HOLE. SOME GREAT PICTURES OF THE TREES AND I GOT 12 FISH THE LAST A 9 INCH BROOKIE. FIRST TROUT I CAUGHT IN MAZEPPA IN 25 YEARS. WHEN I GOT TO THE CAR AND CHANGED SNEAKERS MY FEET WERE SNOW WHITE. YES.......THE WATER WAS COLD.

DUCK HUNTER

WAS SO STUNNED TODAY AS I WAS FISHING TO RUN INTO A DUCK HUNTER. FIRST TIME SINCE I FISHED THE CREEK I EVER HAD THAT HAPPEN. AND I HAVE BEEN WADING THE CREEK SINCE ABOUT 1966 WHEN WE MOVED TO THE FARM. MID 70'S TODAY AND A NICE FALL BREEZE BLOWING AND IT WAS JUST A FUN DAY TO BE IN THE WATER. THE LEAVES ON THE WATER MADE IT TOUGH TO FISH AND ONE OF MY SPOTS WAS BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE AS IT'S KIND OF A LAGOON TYPE SPOT. GOT 5 IN ALL AND MOST AS I FISHED MY WAY BACK UP THE CREEK AND THE CHUBS WERE HEADING BACK DOWN STREAM. A COUPLE OF DUCKS AND THE FOX SQUIRRELS WERE OUT. BUT ONLY ONE KINGFISHER AND 1 BLUE HERON. A FEW DUCKS BUT THEY WERE SAFE UPSTREAM AND AWAY ELMER FUDD.

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.