Thanks Todd,
I was going to photo shop it but not many people know about it but got word that nobody will be allowed to fish there next year. I haven't seen a soul in there and the crappies are crazy, that's where I've been getting them.

Way to go Anthony!

Lee - nice job on the crappies, great to see Ant getting into fish...

Dad and I got into a bunch of small stockies today. He was filling in as a stocking coordinator on one of our favorite streams and the regular guy couldnt be there and asked Tank to fill in. We stocked the length of the creek then fished for a bit. I was able to get a bunch on dry flies and although they were smallish they were fun on dries with the flyrod...
The creeks are really low...

The fish really like this parachute style Adams...

Macro at it's finest, well done Jay..

Great fish guys! I hit Oneida a couple times over the weekend without much luck. Lots of bass, but there not what I'm looking for. Keep the pics coming. If anyone wants to get out, let me know.

Nice to see you guys are out and catching fish! I haven't been out much. I hope that will change if I get the canoe out. Never had a boat or buddies that fished open water so it's all new to me for the most part. I dabbled but not enough to have much to say here. I didn't disappear on you guys after ice out. I keep an eye here. Just don't have anything to report on. With some luck, I'll find a spot and have a story to tell. So far all I can say is my open water potential isn't much better than Ray Charles! lol Actually, he'd have had more help/luck, lol Keep in touch guys.

I here you Ray, umpiring is already wearing on me and were still in the first full month

Have a good weekend guys! Ours is starting early. Tank and Billy left for the cabin at daybreak. Im going into work for a bit here soon then im heading down intime for some trout this evening. Walleyes in the am then more trout tomorrow. Sat is the work detail - split wood, cut grass, clean, and we are puttin in a new stone patio out front. Will have pictures and a report on sunday....

Have fun DC! My weekend startes today at 5 o'clock! I don't have as much fun planned as you though. Looking forward to your pictures.

Have a great time Tank and DC... Heather graduates from Alford St. Sunday, commencement, packing up and bringing our architect home. Saturday Amanda has tag days for softball and right after that a car wash fundraiser for her dance troupe, gotta ump a triple tonight...

nice pics and fish guys not much fishing happening here its all about work now and saving money for the opener in December

Back from a rainy paradise. Didnt get to fish a ton because of the weather and projects but it was a nice few days out of dodge. Got down there thursday afternoon in time to hit my favorite rift...

Not too much going on - a few caddis hatching and very few march browns. Had one take and one on for a few seconds on my first pass down through the rift. Walked back up to the top, changes flies and on my first cast stuck a large fish, he got his bearings and we parted ways
It was getting dark and I had a few more cast left till I couldnt see and I hooked up with a nice fish. He never jumped but put up a very nice fight in the big water, almost into the backing. Never put a tape on him but somewhere around 16 inches and fat...

Dad, Billy, and 3 other guys were up the camp already. They got a bunch of eyes in the morning then hit a local creek for trout and got into a mess of trout in the afternoon...
Friday morning we all got up early, had a big breakfast, then got our waders on to hit the water. About then the skies opened up and it prety much never stopped all day. We started messing around laying out the front patio and really got into that project.
Heres a before shot of the project and laying out and leveling the 6x6's to frame it...

This end and 3/4th's of the way across required lots of pick and shovel work...

After getting it down we added 2-4 inches of gravel...

Next we put 2 pieces of one inch thick cut bluestone on top of the old existing concrete slab. That was about it for friday except a big fish fry and cold beverages...

Sat morning I hit the water at 530 for a few hours before breakfast and more stone work...

Not much going on - picked up one 14in smallmouth, lost one fish and got this nice brookie...

After breakfast we all started in on, splitting wood, cleaning the cabin, the grass, and the patio. The first few stones...

Just like putting together a puzzle - get the right amount of gravel under them, fit them in there, and choke the small gravel in between...


I had too many pictures in one post - see next post...

The last few pieces...
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All washed up...
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Beverage time...
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All said and done, almost - we are getting some 2x2 stones to do a small walkway where the little one is leading up to it...
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One last picture as the fog was lifting yesterday morning...
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Looks like I had too many pictures in one post. Heres they are...
Last few pieces...

All washed up...

Beverage time...

Final product...

Fog burning off...

Awesome pics. Very nice job with the patio. That’s an awesome brookie. How big do you get them down there?

The weather wasn't much better here. We made it out to Oneida Sunday morning. I got a nice eye on the first cast, and should have gone home after that. We picked up some smallmouth and silver things, but no more walleye.

Otis - Not saying they dont reproduce in the system but every time I catch one its shortly after they stock one of the creeks that dump into the main river and not far downstream. That guy was 11 inches roughly and looked like a "stockie". I have never seen any big ones...