Traveling Circus

From GoErie.com

"The big news this week is a likely new state record perch. On Wednesday, a 1515/16-inch perch that weighed 2 pounds, 14 ounces was pulled from Presque Isle Bay. We are still waiting for confirmation."

Not as big as the NY record of 3 lb 8 oz (a Lake Erie fish) but a very nice fish.

Looking forward to our 1st trip of the season...... when it stops snowin' and blowin'.

Anybody ever center pin for them in the river? What baits??????

I've tried in some of the deeper sections with bass minnows and all I got was cats.......

Jumped a woodcock today while out for a walk...... must be migrating back thru.

Those are great pics Whaler.......

We didn't run last weekend........ drove around but no sightings, so we never cut the dogs loose.... our season is about done. 

the good news is that fishing is picking up!

cold tonight, and no new snow for the morning...... gonna be another tough one.

I haven't looked at the ramp since last sunday, but it was froze up then......

Ya it is!! And they are out during the day!

Bold...... they haven't been pressured much!

That is great news...... can't wait to see him standing at the helm......!!! 

Here's one of those Montana wolves (but not mine).

Back when I was a real man........

Once a year, if you cut out the "curly" section of wire (1st 8 feet or so) and re-terminate, it keeps the potential for kinks/frays down....

My experience is that it's not that big a PITA to look for an alternative to wire......

For 2016, I'm hoping to run 4 wire divers on Erie for walleyes..... our wires were so successful last year. This may cause other headaches..... I'll let you know.

Time to break out the greenbacks Whaler, and outfit that .204 with a thermal scope!

Coyote Back Straps...... I just puked a little......

you must be supplying the China Moon ......

The people I know from NW Montana are hunters, miners, and National Forest Service employees, and they strongly dislike wolves.... This area is outside of the financial influence of Yellowstone. I've been hunting there since 1991..... In the winter of '96-'97 they lost a large percentage of their deer and elk herd to a very nasty winter. Like 60% of the deer and 40% of the elk...... but over the next few years the game populations recovered. I don't remember the year the wolves started showing up, but it's been at least 10 years that they have had wolf predation in the area..... the game population has not recovered, and other predators are being affected too...... fewer cougars, fewer grizzlies (not a bad thing  ), fewer black bears..... prey species of course have been affected..... deer, elk, moose, sheep, goats.....

You can say what you want about the health of the aspen and beavers in the park (Yellowstone), but outside of the park, wolves have had a very negative impact from many peoples perspective. Not just outfitters. Not just ranchers ....... Those rural mountain communities rely on tourism dollars, and hunters provide income not just for outfitters, but lodgers, restaurants, gas stations, many ancillary businesses...... It's a fair bet that 90% of the locals outside of the park "environment" strongly dislike wolves...... and Democrats    

10000 snows in Hamlin on Superbowl Sunday....... migrating crows along the lakeshore yesterday.....This rain will blow out the creek, and hopefully old man winter will leave it alone ....... we can hope can't we?????

I ran a pair of "walmart" batteries on that motor last year and had performance about like dawgs. That was their 1st year in service...... pulling around an 18' aluminum boat.

Thoughts, Prayers, and Best Wishes.....

Had some recent bad experience with ProMariner Pro Sport....... and some good experience with a Minn Kota.

Both dual bank........

The trail cam pics of fox is crazy. If it wasn't for a preference of yotes I think we could have shot 20+.

Unreal....... It's amazing how they keep coming in..... 2 years ago we shot 7 or 8 coyotes in one square. Seemed like every weekend there'd be a new single or pair in it..... for us that was a first. 

Bill, I ran the pup tonight in Hilton pretty close to the lake, and there was probably 8" of snow there. You've got to be getting some of that at your place...... does the deeper snow help or hurt you? We never got anything going.....

Anybody have a universal sight moving/installation tool that could be borrowed? Rochester area.

Man I wish I could do this!! Next house it's a must!

It is very cool...... wish I could also. The "real time" trail pic is awsome.... 

Bill.... was it a female?

Wow is that dog black........ Been years since I've seen one like that!

Nobody chases in that area, but it gets called plenty........

Nice Bill....... dark one.

Always fun to get a new distraction....... Good luck with it, and be sure to give us a range/field report.

I've got a BSA Cateye Illuminated Reticle 1.5 x 4.5(?). It's been on a couple of different rifles for night hunting, where you have the potential to beat the crap out of them. I'm very happy with the value in that scope....... I paid less than $100, and it has performed well.... The worst thing I can say about it is that the brightness adjustment push-button no longer adjusts by one level..... push the button and you might get the next level, or 2 levels, or 3...... other than that I'm happy with it. It's gotta be 16 or 17 years old. Sure I wish it were a Leupold, but at 1/5 the cost I'm happy.

I also have had good luck with the Bradley..... Pork butts, brined chicken, baby backs....... mmmmmm

I've owned one for about 5 years now.... no issues yet.