Foghorn

Used to stop the "local" train I worked as Conductor to hunt asparagus on the right of way. The dispatcher was an old high school buddy.

Grandkids had a chocolate lab that weighed in the neighborhood of 130 pounds. He passed away 2 years ago at 12.5 years old. Loved that dog. Youngest granddaughter found old Bishop after school lying on the front porch. Think she set and hugged him a couple hours not wanting to let him go.

Probably saw a tree down and that was his reaction!

Great day on the water and enjoyed the pictures!

Happy Birthday Pete. Hope you get a chance to wet a line!

Awesome Pat and Marty.

Tear them up, Pete. The missus had me doing yard work 😁.

Happy Birthday Pat! And on St. Patrick's day too.

RRSP used to carry it but not sure anymore. I spool it onto a smaller spool and use it for tippet.

Atta boy Pete!

Excellent idea.

Hey Marty, those are awesome. Think you could always sell them as Christmas tree ornaments for the non fishing folks!

Great looking fish!

I liked the timing of the wraps with the music on the first video. The man ,Dan Peek, lived in Farmington after he left the band America.

Something you don't get on outdoor shows anymore-singing while slaying those crappie!

I've caught some solid rainbows staying to the right once I got to the end of the park. It's upstream from where the spring branch empties into the river so it may be low water.

Looks like a professional menu!

I borrowed older brother's "Snow Wolf". Moves a lot of snow and doesn't require bending over as much as a shovel. Measured 9" in the drive in our neighborhood.

Awesome pictures and trip. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

I think I'd stop eating today just to make extra room for this epic food-a-thon! Wish Susie and I could come and put a face to the forum members but.... granddaughter #3 is one of the candidates for the Arcadia Valley basketball homecoming queen.

I've fished Maramec since the concept of the winter season "Catch and Release" program started. One season I had 16 fish over 3# in 4 trips. "jd" is correct in his statement about the lack of fish. The stretch of water below the cable in the upper end of the park always had some of those bigger fish . We enjoyed the chance to get out and wet a line even if the number of fish were down.

Nice looking setup.

Think I need to start shopping at your grocery store!

Winter season has always been free and the $7 wasn't that big a deal but the lack of fish is sad. Maybe one day we'll see some resemblance of a place to go and catch decent fish.

With the weather forecast sounding good for Wednesday, Susie and I planned a trip to Maramec Springs. I'm normally a morning person so didn't worry about setting the alarm clock. Should have set one as I slept in till 07:20. We loaded up and left by 8:00 , a record for the Missus getting ready. The water was low and clear and I expected to see decent numbers of fish. I had called the MDC to see if they had stocked and was told they put in 2300 for the start on the winter season and 700 more for the first of the year. We fished with maybe 10-12 anglers in the park and had an okay day catching somewhere in the neighborhood of 18 fish between us. I had an 18" male that was a little on the thin side for the big fish of the day. Best flies were egg patterns and mini jigs . We did see 2 bald eagles. I was surprised that they now charge $7 to park a day.