Yep the 4 stroke will help the wallet . . . once it is paid off . . .actually nothing to getting it ready after winter either . . . change oil filter and oil and off you go! Looking forward to it.

Nice pics Timmie. Good catch Todd!

Sad news . . .Wayne has left NY for sunny Florida. However, if you are good to him, he might let you visit and fish with him or play a round on the golf course he lives on.

Thunder - looks like haircut time again, gettin raggy.

Jay, Im getting it cut the same time Doug gets his cut .Did anyone see any white moths in the early morning time .

Todd - I'll gladly make the trip up, clippers in hand if I can cut your and Dougies hair. High and tight!

Had a very nice day yesterday. Beth and I spent the day down the Delaware. We kayaked our way down river for about 8 miles 5 hours. Heres the picts and story...
She is not as amphibous as I and its clear in this picture she was quite scared...

After a bit she settled down and had very good control of the craft. She was still edgy through the faster rifts...

Myself, very relaxed

I tried, but could not convince her this te-pee was an ancient tribal love shack we needed to check out.

We paddled at a moderate pace and enjoyed beutifull scenery and almost no people...


We finished the float and went for some lunch then headed to Skinners Falls. Lots of people as its public...

Folks tubeing the rapids...

"I really wish I had a kayak, I could probably get hurt"

I had to settle for a dip in one of the many "red neck" hot tubs formed in the rocks there...

We headed for home and got there right before dark. A shower and passed out, that was a long day...

Jay - Incredible pictures and I enjoyed the commentary also. Good stuff!
Still working here, can't wait for the end of the ball season.

kool pics
thanks for shareing

Did another PodCast this week, heres the link to it...

http://www.fishingminnesota.com/forum/ub...or_#Post1460675

Nice recipe DC pretty soon you'll be along side of chef up in town here

Kirk - I'd love to learn from Iron Chef Madison County. Probably if it wasnt so far away it would have already happened. I wont eat it but tonight I made liver and onions for Tank. He said it was the best he ever had and he's a tough customer. Onion and bacon sauce made with brandy and stuff!!!

lol everything sounds good except the liver

I love liver... Full plate this weekend boys starting this afternoon with Rosa's work picnic, Utica Mennachoir tonight for the Oktoberfest, 3 games Saturday and two on Sunday. Catch and release one for me if you get out....

Venison liver is very good! Beef liver I could do without.

Fuel filters came in for the boat. Hopefully I'll be able to get that up and running again this weekend.

Lee, sorry to hear about your insurance troubles. I think DC is right, they need someone to lean on them a little.

Real quiet, anyone out at all? Lee, whats the latest with the boat?

Not much fishing around here lately either. Needed some "mental health time alone" so this afternoon I threw the waders, vest, and flyrod in the car and headed down the West Branch. Had one of our favorite rifts to myself all evening. Real quiet to begin with. Missed one after a bit then had one break me off! Fealt the take, tightened up and we parted ways. Was a solid fish but not sure what happened. About this time a small and short lived hatch of blue winged olives and sulphurs started up. I rerigged and was into and landed a nice 13-14 inch brown. Lost one soon after then was tight to a very acrobatic rainbow. Got her under control and to the net - about 15 inches, fat and healthy with very nice spots and prety pink cheeks. And just like that it was over. Fished till dark without another bump. Got one on a size 18 BWO wet and the other on a #16 sulphur emerger...
A very nice evening on the water. Had a mature bald eagle around me most of the time. He kept alternating between a tree above me on the other side of the river and my side below me. Also got to see him take a stab at a fish and come up empty maybe 75 yards away...

DC, great pics, thanks!! If I had your locale,skill and knowledge, I think I'd be out even more than you. lol Some of us have to dream.

Well I'm fishing the big Cabela's Walleye tournament coming up Aug. 3rd and have been doing a lot of walleye fishing the last week. I'm into fish and we'll be able to get our 5 fish limit but we'll need one or two mid 20"ers for kickers. My buddy Rick has been fishing the deep water trolling with boards, bottom bouncers and dipsey's and he's got some fish out there for us and I'm concentrating on the 20' and shallower bite. I can't believe the walleye's that I'm pulling out of the shallows in weeds all day long. Fished today from 7am till noon like it was a tournament and ended up with 5 fish just over 10 lbs, sorry no pics but here are some of my buddies that went out with me on Thursday night.