Category Archives: Lake Stories

…The Tastiest of Baits.

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

  Challenges are lurking behind every endeavor, even for the person trying to get some ice-fishing time in.  Now days, just getting the frigid temperatures necessary to freeze the lake surface seems impossible.  Then coordinating the freeze with time off … Continue reading →

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In the Warmth.

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

I knew taking Grandpa shopping would be a major cause of embarrassment.  Of that there was little doubt.  The doubt came, however, in the form of, “How”, it was going to happen.  Only time would tell.  After cruising the aisles … Continue reading →

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Fall in Michigan’s Thumb

Posted on October 25, 2011 by
Morning dew on the grass.

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then here is a seven-thousand word essay. And they lived happily ever after. The End

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UrbanGrizzly Bait Shop Pt.2

As I stared at the old gas station, I could just imagine what it would look like once I had converted it to a bait shop.  It seemed easy enough, sign your life away in loans, and make fistfuls of … Continue reading →

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Reconnecting with Bait Fishing.

Posted on April 18, 2011 by
1 White bass in the bucket.

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When I was a boy, I had to be forced into the boat under threat of a beating.  I bet you are surprised to hear that!  Those were the days before parents knew about political correctness, and they were supposed to … Continue reading →

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Eagle Hunting with my Son.

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

I have seen the Bald Eagle maybe 5 or 6 times over the last few years.  However, when I was sitting on my couch and watched the majestic bird buzz my house, I knew I needed more substantial proof then, “An … Continue reading →

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Beam Me Up- If technology allowed teleportation to take place, were would you go first?

Posted on March 12, 2011 by

Like fish in a barrel FISH IN A BARREL POND! It’s somewhere in Vermont, and I hear the fishing is great! But if the fishing is slow, I hear that there are great people to pass the time with.  Clear a spot … Continue reading →

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Wishing I was Fishing…

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

I have been trying to hit the lake to get some fishing in, but my wife and I determined that a new septic field needed to be installed at the lake house we own up in the Thumb of Michigan. … Continue reading →

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Goose Squad.

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

I was watching some geese on the lake a few years ago, this was the conversation I projected them as having. Man, I should hang out with some people. Continue reading →

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Jerk Bait.

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

A “know-it-all” purist of a fisherman sees the error of his ways, and seeks the advise from the “reel deal”. Continue reading →

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