livin the .......

Computer still isn't working right and I don't like to post off my work issue iphone  so its been light. Not much going on but same ole work, work at house and  fish as much as I can. Managed to put up to cords of wood( split most with a maul who needs a gym membership ) donated money to 2 fishing tournaments. My bad luck in tourney's continues, think Im gonna stop fishing them  for awhile but enjoyed fishing both and managed to get someone new in a kayak. My gardens in  spread around my small yard can't wait for them fresh tomatoes and that's about it so heres a photo dump till next time.

Neighborhood traffic problems

beach flooded

raised bed tomatoes, peppers and beans

strawberries

hooked another on plastic boats

redneck gym

free heat

yellow yellow little fellow

Managed to snag a day off on a warm day was going to get the kayak out but had some running to do and the wind was a little stiff. So hit my chores early and called up a fishing buddy to head to the Tuckahoe and try to catch the end of the yellow perch spawn and hopefully some keepers. We loaded up and pulled out around 1 and hit our first stop in Hillsboro by 2pm .  We through tandem stinger rigs from shore and shad darts then soaked some bloodworms but nothing was kicking. After a half hour or so we packed up and headed up river to Tuckahoe state park at Horseshoe road hiked back to the river and immediately started soaking blood worms. I hooked my first in about a minute and christened my new Bust Em Baits and performance fishing rods  built 6' ultra light rod, it wasn't very big but on a sensitive rod like this you feel every tap.


Little yella fella
 

I guy next to us pulled a keeper in right after so we thought we were on something but it wasn't meant to be we caught more fish but not much bigger than the 6 incher pictured. Looks like we missed the run but we weren't skunked and enjoyed a great afternoon busting on each others small fish. The white perch runs should be in a week or 2 and I hope to get the kayak in the water in one of my favorite spots.

fishing buddy Pete across the creek

reflection in the stream

Sitting by the fire writing this now its about 31 Degrees out and a noreaster blowing up the coast were supposed to get 1 to 3 inches of snow here hope this is the last go round for winter, did I mention I am ready for spring.

Missing has anyone seen spring

Alright winter was nice cold and snowy so can we get some spring ready for some warmer temps and biting fish. Managed to get out on a couple of nice days and try at some yellow perch with not much luck and it looks like some warmer weather this weekend at least for a day or two. Its been an interesting couple of days here in the Dena with hostage standoff in my neighbor hood and a six or seven car and concrete truck pile up with fatalities that shut down the main highway and put the peninsula in total gridlock. Luckily I found a watering hole to wait it out, maybe the guy who offed his girl friend then himself should have done the same. Its been awhile since I blogged been busy with the usual for the last month though I did manage a late season squirrel hunt with the nephews and I built myself a rod rapper so I can spend money on another hobby I don't have time for and build my own fishing pole. So lets hope spring is around the corner and the fish are biting. TIGHT LINES

ice on Stoney creek

squirrel slayers

less of this

and more of this the Tuckahoe River

Let it snow

Sitting at work watching hunting and fishing videos on YouTube waiting for the snow to get deep enough to shovel

Heres to fishing without an ice breaker

So I had this big post written about my year end and plans for the new year it was excellent trust me but then my laptop died and took the post with it so screw it happy new year. So far its a good year to be a polar bear. I dont mind the cold down to say 30 like it was this morning hell took the dog out in shorts and my carhart not too bad but saturday I bailed on hunting. Sitting in a tree stand on a cold windy ridge when its 8 degrees just does sound fun to me. Yeah sure I camped and hunted in the mountains when it was -3 once we were even in a summer tent (note I said once) it makes a great story but you can keep that shit. I know someone from Minnesota will say Im a sissy and thats fine its why I dont live in Minnesota its cold there I hate cold you can keep it. Its forcast to be 7 here monday night so Ill be next to the wood stove as I was this weekend looking out the window and thinking the north can have its weather back. Heres to the new year and spring where I can go fishing without an icebreaker.

Merry Christmas

Off to Asheville to visit the inlaws for Christmas hope every one has a safe and bountiful holiday.

No Venison for me

Went hunting last weekend for the last days of gun season and the pictures says it all it was an ice rink  with temps around 17 degrees and no deer to be seen. Yesterday I was bowhunting the morning in short sleves and broke a sweat on my way in with temps around 65. Both had the same out come no deer for the freezer but both were beautiful morning to be in the woods, thought I perfer the cold temps for hunting. This warm weather just make me want to get a line wet but that wont happen today with work but at least the rain makes me feel a little better about being stuck inside. Now off to get some work done we have been with out water pressure at my hotel for 4 days due to Baltimore city's crumbling infastructer and that causes me whole lot of head aches in my building.