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It is that time of year again! What are you doing and what are you planning to eat for Thanksgiving. I will start. The beautiful wife and I are hosting again.With friends and relatives,we will total 9. My daughter will bring cheesy covered olives for the charcuterie plate that my grand nephew will prepare. The daughter is also the artsy craftsy one and will stage the table and such. My sister will bring a surprise vegetable side. Heavens I hope it is not green bean casserole. She will also bring her famous apple pie. My wife will make anadama rolls (my Father used to eat 4 or 5 by himself), as well as a pumpkin cheesecake and a fudge pie. My list is longer. I will prepare a grapefruit and orange segment with avocado salad with a onion and brown sugar vinaigrette, the dressing, a cauliflower broccoli and spinach in cheesy bechamel casserole, queso, smoked turkey legs and thighs, and the star, turkey breast porchetta. The picture is a previous year porchetta. How about you?

Not pretty, but great comfort food. Kielbasa, potatoes, sauerkraut casserole.

Kielbasa, onion, bell pepper, tomatoes on polenta.

With two, always, always, have two of the opposite sex. And two are always, always, better than one.

In 2000, Jeff Fletcher caught a 64 pound striper below Beaver. They get big eating trout.

Heads Up! Only click this link if you are willing to listen to swear words. Phil, I apologize, but this is Natan R.'s best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iAYhQsQhSY

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Fantastic Fish Pie

A few pics:

Michner wrote a book on the Chesapeake. His introduction were always the most interesting.

I have two hand made casting rods for sale as a "walleye" bundle. I made both rods for myself. One is a 6'6" medium flex, medium power, 1/4 - 5/8 ounce bait, made on a MHX blank with a Winn split grip. I built it per Mudhole specs for top water fishing. I used it once. Totally wrong for my style of fishing. What it would be great for: finesse jig fishing on lighter lines, crawler harness dragging, throwing or dragging a minnow tipped jig, C-rig fishing live bait for walleye. The second was made on a previously used Lamiglass blank. It was one of my earlier rods circa 2009. The epoxy crackled and guides fell out. I stripped it (you can see evidence of that where the bronze paint on the blank is scraped. The rod itself is 7' fast bend, medium heavy power, 1/4 to 3/4 ounce baits. It has a full cork handle with a Fuji grip. It is great for jigging spoons, jigraps, and throwing or trolling larger diving baits. I have caught multiple 5+lb. walleye jigging Wareagle spoons on this rod. Both rods are spiral wrapped with Recoil guides. I estimate current Mudhole prices for the materials alone would exceed $400. (Recoils are not cheap!) You guess what labor would cost. I am asking $200 for the pair PLUS shipping cost. If seriously interested I can post pictures.

Salmon sushi tonight with a few vegetarian egg rolls.

Bacon, butter, sour cream, and spinach twice baked potatoes.

Pork cutlet with apple accent, pan roasted zucchini, and pearled couscous.

My long time friend and I fished the State Park Wednesday and Thurs. Unexpected high water on Wednesday morning. Falling water the rest of the day. One small cut, two rainbow, and a 2 pound Brown. Fished again today on low water. 5 or 6 rainbows and 11 Browns. Pictured with Larry is the best. 32 Wednesday morning. 35 today. We were under dressed.