Great Day At The Lake

My partner Sean and I decided to give Clear Lake a try and see what happens.

We were on the water about 7:30 and fished till close to noon. The water temp had cooled some, but I didn't get a reading. I started with a White Magic with red spot and red border, and Sean started with a Perch Scale F7 Flatfish.
SEAN

I got a strike right off, but didn't hook up, and Sean had no action for about an hour. I switched to a Red Magic and Sean put on a brass colored Highland Fling. I hooked and landed 1 fish while Sean kept getting strikes and no hookups. After a while Sean landed a fish, then another, so I switched to a brass Highland Fling also.
ME

We managed to come off the lake with a limit of fish, and most were caught on the Highland Fling. They are a very small spoon that's cut from a flat piece of brass in the shape of a fish. Then it's bent in 2 places and carries a single hook. We drug those behind a Cowbell for me and a Giant Cowbell for Sean. We each caught 5 fish with Sean landing 2 Rainbows and 3 Browns. I caught all Browns, one of which looked a lot like a Tiger Trout. Great day on the water and trout for dinner. How can you beat that?

1st Haircut & Grooming

Today, our "Lads" had their first professional bath and haircut. We thought that Dexter (the black & white) would be the most difficult. But, it turned out to be that Oliver (the black) raised the biggest Hoop-La. We took them to Pet Smart and Dexter went right in, but Oliver needed some prodding. When we dropped them off, they both suffered some separation anxiety, but Oliver voiced his concern the loudest. During their baths, neither liked it much and the same thing was true about their drying and grooming, but Dexter voiced his dismay more prominently and was the most difficult. When we picked them up, they both were excited to get back home and be with Mom & Dad. The previous pictures are "Before & After" pictures.

Almost 9 Months Old Now

Our great granddaughter is almost 9 months old now and I hope she never loses her dimples. Her name is Kaiya.


What a charmer!


When did "Happy Hour" end?

New Quilt for our Newest Great Grand Child

Her name is Lexis Elisabeth Whitman. She was 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and 20 inches long. Here is a picture of the quilt that here Great Grand Mother made for her. She was born to our Grand Daughter Heather in Lewiston Idaho on November 17, this year. Her father, Chris, is serving overseas for our world's freedoms. May the Lord bless all three of them.

St. Joe River, Idaho

I'm tired of the construction around our house so I'm posting a more pleasant picture to look at when you log into my blog.

This Use To Be Our Driveway

Work on the sewer continues. This hole is 8 1/2 feet deep. We would have been housebound except for the grace of our backyard neighbors. There is a gate in the fence between our properties, and they let us park our rigs in their front yard. Thanks to Sean & Debbie.

Our House; You cant get here from there.

They started work on our sewer project again today. We would be house bound, but we managed to get the rigs moved to our back yard neighbor's front yard in time. The way this construction works is, one guy digs the hole and the other guy fills it back in. In between, someone lays the sewer pipe. It's quite an operation and kept us entertained for a good long while. They should be done with the pipes by end of day tomorrow, but nobody knows when they're going to pave. Still, I feel like a little kid watching my Tonka Toys working.





These guys really know what they're doing.