26 PERCY

 ROUGH WEEK AT WORK AND FISHING TODAY IS JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED. SNAGGED 26 INCLUDING THIS 16 INCH FALL FISH AND 17 INCH PICKERAL. 

34 PERCY

 SNAGGED 34 INCLUDING THIS ROCK BASS....16 INCH FALL FISH...13 AND 17 INCH PICKERAL.   GORGEOUS SUNRISE......JOE PYE IS BLOOMING....AND A KATYDID

GREAT MORNING

IN THE CREEK A LITTLE AFTER 5:30 AND SNAGGED 9 INCLUDING THIS 16 INCH RAINBOW
 

10 PERCY

FINALLY GOT BACK IN THE CREEK AND JUST WHAT THE DR. ORDERED.  QUIET AND NO PEOPLE !   CAUGHT 10 INCLUDING THIS 16 INCH BROWNIE......15 INCH FALL FISH AND A 14 INCH PICKERAL.   WILD ROSES WERE BLOOMING AND THE RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS WERE SERENADING ME ALL MORNING
 

 2 YEARS AGO BINK AND I WERE WATCHING THE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE AND IT HIT ME......NOTHING WAS EVER DONE TO HONOR OUR HOMETOWN HERO , EDWARD SHANNON.  HE WAS KILLED IN WW1 AND JUST FELT SOMETHING SHOULD FINALLY BE DONE.  MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS NAMING THE BRIDGE AFTER HIM BUT THATS 50 YEARS OLD AND CRUMBLING UNDERNEATH.  WHILE ON A DAYTRIP WE TRAVELED ON AN HONORARY HIGHWAY AND THE LIGHT BULB WENT OFF.  I THANK VICKI GARINGER FOR SUPPLYING ALL THE MILITARY INFO WE NEEDED TO GIVE TO STEPHANIE.  I AM VERY PROUD TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT  NEXT MONTH THE SECTION OF ROAD FROM THE BRIDGE TO COLONEL JOHN KELLY WILL BE DESIGNATED THE HONORARY EDWARD SHANNON HIGHWAY.  I AM ATTACHING THE PROGRAM AND HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US.

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

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.