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I wish that you could have been there to get it in person.

@BilletHead that was a great use of a mess of bushytails! Looks delicious.

I would love my chance to be soon but it may be some time from now. Likely to catch one out here first.

A man walks into a popular bar and gastro pub. He asks the bartender, "how much for a beer?" "$1", replied the bartender. The man couldn't believe how cheap the beer was. He ordered a couple. The man was hungry and asked the bartender how much for a steak dinner. The bartender replied that a steak dinner was only $5. Again the man could not believe how cheap it was. The dinner was delicious and he mentioned to the bartender that he would have paid over $40 for that steak. He asked where the owner might be so that he could tell him how much he enjoyed the meal. The bartender replied "He's up in his office with my wife." The man asked, "What's he doing in his office with the your wife?" "The same thing that I am doing to his business down here." 🤣

Livie #92 L Koi out in Missouri. She and Sue closed the deal on some koi and goldfish 😁. All the while a fretful father patiently waited out in Maryland for an update. Thanks @FishnDave

You know there will be photos 😁

Sounds like the George Foreman household😅. Bet each kid had their own George Foreman grill as well.

We used to be part of a program that tracked monarch butterfly migration. We would catch the butterflies and put a small sitcker with a number on one of their wings and let them go. You won't be able to see the number, but we also participated in a hummingbird banding event. Those bands are really tiny.

Wasn't sure whether to laugh or cringe at this meme. I hope that these girls cannot be identified. 30 + yrs ago made a few trips from Miami to the Bahamas and we passed several bales of marijuana. Just left them alone. No need to poke that bear.

I kept my dad's mossberg .22 mag rifle. My mom sold my dad's Colt .22 mag squirrel revolver and his 16 ga side by side double barrel shotgun. Regret not pushing to keep both of those guns.

If we don't get you over on this trip, then You will be awfully close when you head home😉.

Tour of Delaware 14Sep21 - Prefishing to prepare for Ham's DE visit So I took the day off and planned to fish several of the targets that I have looked at in preparation for a visit by @Ham to DE next week. Silver Lake - Dover DE My first spot was the spillway below Silver Lake. This spot should have white perch, white catfish, and brown bullhead. All of these would not only be new species for 2021 for Ham but also Lifers. I had two rods, a light rod with a mini trout magnet jig with a small piece of redworm below a float and a high/low rig with nightcrawlers. Started by fishing the hole in front of the car seen in the lower left of the photo. Caught a bunch of bluegill and this white perch in just a hand full of casts. Headed up to the spillway. Only caught bluegill on the high/low rig and lots on the minijig rod. Also a little black crappie came to hand. I then checked out the lake and it held a lot of promise. Lots of fish were seen along the rocky bank and a I caught more bluegill and a green sunfish. I cast the high/low rig out towards an overflow structure. Missed a heavy bite while reeling in another bluegill. rebaited and made another cast and was able to land a white catfish. Caught quite a few fish in the 50 or so mins that I fished the lake and river. Feel confident that a couple of target speices can be caught at this location. Moore's Lake - Dover Less than a few miles south of Silver lake was Moore's lake. I checked out the spillway and the lake, but didn't fish. I talked with the locals that were fishing that spot. They were catching mostly bluegill. Looking at this spot, there was shallow water below the spillway and would likely have similar species that could be caught at Silver lake, but less bank access. I did see lots of eastern mosquitofish near the boat rampl that I did not see at Silver lake. Maybe I overlooked them. However Moore's lake's proximity to Silver would not prevent us from fishing both to get that new lifer species. Lebanon Landing - St Jones River This spot is a tidal river that is fairly brackish. There were loads of mummichogs (#24 hook with worm) and I caught a dozen in the 15 to 20 mins that I was trying for bigger fish on the high/low rig. This could be the spot where Ham is able to catch an eel since they have been caught further downstream from this location. Red Mill Pond - Martin Branch/Sweetbriar access Very small clear creek going into the upper portion of the lake. Caught half dozen bluegill and one lone pumpkinseed sunfish. Only fished for 20 mins or so. Hit a couple other spots but did not fish them. Have some ideas now on where to focus for Ham's trip.

We had a feeder in the front and another in the back. In good years we may have 4 or 5 hitting those two feeders. Usually would have one front yard and one back yard male chasing everyone away from the feeders.

@Hawkfarm you and @BilletHead have a similar situation with the hummers. We never had enough in a year to go through a 5 lb bag of sugar let alone how much you guys go through. We would have loved to have more, but living in the burbs has some drawbacks. Very cool to see so many feeding together.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/norm-macdonald-dies-cancer-191425523.html Norm lost his battle with cancer. He wasn't always my favorite comedian, but there were a lot of great skits and bits over the years. Loved the Burt Reynolds Jeopardy skits and a lot of the news bits on SNL.

Great day fishing and catching! Great report and love the photos!

Nice bunch of catching @FishnDave! Congrats buddy!! Let us know when you are close to 200 grass carp this year.

I love fishing those overlooked gems. Congrats on a great trip! Can't wait to see more in the future.

There looks to be 6 dorsal fin spines which would be consistent with white crappie. Black crappie have 7 and more typically 8 spines. Again the photo is not great.

Congrats to Landon and his partner! Sound like they are doing great and that they are enjoying their success!

Two anglers are fishing the bay near the mouth of the river. They have fished for a few hours and haven't caught a fish. They decide to head upstream. After 20 mins they met a fisherman walking downstream with a stringer full of fat fish. The two men ask him where he was catching those fish. He said that head up stream and once the water is no longer salty you'll find the fish. The two guys thanked him and decided to continue upstream. After a five minute walk They stopped. The one guy filled a bucket, handed the bucket, and asked his partner to taste the water. His buddy taested the water "It's salty." OK said the other guys, "Let's keep going." Anothrr 20 mins they stop again. He asks his buddy to again try the water. "Still salty." Was the reply. Again they went on. Another 20 mins and same answer. Them again and again. After about two hours of walking he asks his buddy again if the water was still salty. "Yes it's still salty. And we are almost running out of water." 🤣

@Travis Swift Sounds like a freaking awesome trip! Congrats on some Taney toads!