Quillback

In the long run, we're all dead.

Black Trick worm was my dad's favorite bait.

No way, no how, am I growing turnips and rutabaga. One day after bird hunting my buddies wife made us some beef stew that featured turnips, rutabaga, and carrots. She was so proud of it I had to force myself to eat it and act like it was really good. Plus it was all there was to eat and I was starving after walking all day.

Fat but fit is how my DR described me. Even so, I need to lose some weight. Yeah checkups are free with insurance. Blood tests too. And with the wonders of the internet, you can analyze the numbers yourself, if you don't trust the DR's.

That's good. No need for more pressure. Not that it would make a difference anyway.

Nice bow!

Trey McKinney doing well yet again. He's not on my team of course.

Broccoli can stand frost. I planted mine a month ago, the plants are growing well. Broccoli tends to not do well once it gets hot, it will go to seed. Get it in as soon as you can. I have never gown cauliflower, but I believe it is a cool weather plant like broccoli.

I went to Table Rock yesterday, but wish I could've fished Beaver too. I need to clone myself. Those big spots are a lot of fun.

I'm good with a little cooler weather. It was 85 yesterday afternoon here at the house, I broke down and turned on the AC.

Forgot to mention, it may very well be skeeter and blackfly season in May. Inland in Maine the blackflies can be really, really bad. If you are camping, be prepared to deal with them. Some of the smaller lakes in NH used to be very good for smallmouth. Back then, no one fished for them. The smallies were very dumb and aggressive. When I was in high school my folks rented a cabin on a small lake in NH and we caught some great smallmouth. I wish I could remember the name of that lake, but it was in the Lake Wentworth area. I don't know that there is much creek wade fishing for smallies in NH or Vermont, the smaller streams are typically trout deals.

My granddad and his brothers bought a used Model T back in the early 30's. Said they had to fix a flat every 10 miles, gravel roads and the tires back in those days still had inner tubes. For many reasons I wish he was still alive, one reason would be to talk to him about those days.

It's been 35 or so years ago since I've fished in Vermont, but I used to fish the White river and it's tribs. The lower reaches have smallies, you get up around Royalton and you get a mix of rainbows, browns, and smallies. There used to be a good population of wild browns in what are called the 1st and 2nd branches of the White. You had to cross farm fields or pastures to access the branches, back then the farmers didn't care, but they may have changed since then. But generally if you have to hike a ways back in, the fishing is better. The main White is a pretty good sized river, but it is wadeable up around Royalton. I'm sure things have changed since I was last there, but at the time it had pretty good fishing. Real pretty country too. Get some real maple syrup while you are there, it is good stuff.

Rumor has it that you'll see a lot less boats on BS than TR. Nice spot BTW!

I was doing decent until last week. I never can pick 'em for any tourneys in FL.

Good deal!

Beaver lake -spotted bass of any size are fair game. They are tasty. I'm not a big fish eater, but every once in a while I'll keep some.

Fished the morning from 0630 to 1230. Tried the spots Dutch and I had success on Monday, expecting some good fishing, but for the most part those fish had moved. I caught most of the fish I caught today in coves fishing the bank or close to it. On a 1/16 oz ned or Berkley wake bait. One of those deals with the wake bait, that if you saw them come up chasing something and put that bait on them, they'd usually take a swipe at it. One swipe, if you got them, great, if not, they would not come back for it. Caught one keeper largemouth on a 3.3 keitech over 40 feet of water. Saw some beds with males sitting on them, WT 64 when I left. Caught a couple dozen with 6 keeper largemouth in the 16-17.5 inch range. Caught a 14" smallie that had a shaky head with worm in the roof of its mouth. Was able to get it out with little damage to the fish. 11 rigs in the Big M lot which is quite a few for a weekday.

Were you across the lake from the ramp? Early last spring there was a massive school of gar over there.

That's really good for a short trip.

For the money they charge, they should have a free all you can eat buffet in the recovery room.

Next time I am around an anesthesiologist I need to remember to ask them if they get comedy training in med school. They are always joking around when they are getting ready to put you under.

I may be old, but not old enough to be at Woodstock.

I don't blame anyone for what they do or don't do health wise. I get checked out and if nothing is found, I'm out the door feeling good. If something pops up, I'll cross that bridge, but until then, I'll keep on keeping on. After a little more coffee, I'm going to hook the boat up and hit the road.

The first one I had, 10 years ago, I wasn't completely out. Didn't feel anything, but had the most vivid dream I have ever had. I was flying through outer space in a recliner, very colorful fireworks going off as I was flying, stars and planets whizzing by, it was literally a trip. Next time I had one, I mentioned to the anesthesiologist the dream I had and he told me, that won't happen this time. He's right, that's the last thing I remembered until I woke up.