A Little Family Time

 Family hike

 Cat rescue 

Jerry 

 Steve and the boys

Bob and Steve's 75th

Pre-Party

 A quick run to the stream before the party

 I set Beau up with a pole with a poor real just to make sure he didn't catch too many

 One and done 

Still better than sitting around watching football.

Post party outing *50 plus and sunny

 Beau had his first native brown within five minutes.

 his second one was much larger.

And number three catch and release.

TOP SHELF AT THE HOBBIT HUT.

 I love this.... Just another Thursday night in Jackson Co.

 Three school teachers hanging in the hut.

 Go Hawks!

 After being weaned on kesslers

 you start to appreciate the finer things.

Thank you Clayton!

SEVEN DAYS OF BLACK AND WHITE.

 

Friday

 Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

BEE/Hoop House.

 Tom and Jerry.  Just the two of us working on the BEE/Hoop House.

 8' X 12' clea corrugated polycarbonate roof panels 

 Not there yet but a step in the right direction.  This structure will provide the bees with a well protected winter shelter and maybe they'll have a little better success surviving the cold winter months.

After cutting a load of fire wood and blocking it up a guy deserves a little stream time.

No luck today but Mart gets the good boy scout award for picking up trash.

Overcast Fall Morning.

Another  stretch of Driftless water.

 Jace and I hit the stream for a little 

Sunday outting

Jace went up stream so I went down stream.  I missed one and caught another at the first pool.

 Down below I hit several nice pools, with no luck. 

 Ever;y time I thought about heading back I'd see another nice little ripple just a few yards down stream

I did pull one more from a small little pool under an overhanging root.

ANOTHER FRIDAY.

What a nice start to a Friday evening.  I hit several spots along the Maquoketa with no luck.  Another stream that I didn't know the name and than I finely caught a creek chub.  So I was happy that I caught a fish.

 I hit a pool a 100 yards down stream and I had a bump.  The next cast I fished slow and BAM !  I got a hi and I set the hook.

 Don't horse it. Take your time and keep the line tight.

It's surprising what you can catch on some of these little streams in the Driftless Region.

Catch, Kiss and Release