Trail maintenance
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injinji
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For most of the week it looked like the river would stay out of the slough. The initial forecast was lowered by almost 3 feet. But a couple days ago it was raised back to just above flood stage. We went down to the riverhouse a little before dark, and it's just started flowing over the dam. The crest has been moved back to Sunday, about 2 3/4 feet higher than now. We didn't get much rain (here or directly to the north of us) today, so maybe they will lower the forecast again.
injinji
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I just watched a video from my cross the river neighbor. She had to drive through 50 yards of water to get to her house. My driveway is getting boggy, but the slough has not run over it yet. And we are planning to raise the driveway a couple of feet. My dirt man and I differ on the need for a culvert. He thinks we don't need it, but if I spend a ton of money on dirt work, I don't want it washed away.
injinji
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Last night on my midnight ramble, I headed out going east, but the rain started within 1/4 mile. I turned back toward the house, but the rain stopped, so I went on down to the river on the newly plowed fire break. (we had a really bad thunderstorm Monday night/ Tuesday morning, blowing down several trees) I ended up moving a lot of limbs from across the trail. One was too big without a saw, but I cleared up the rest of them.
Walking sans headlamp on a cloudy overcast night is sublime. Except for discussions you have with yourself about the intricacies of the American immigration policies vis-a-vis Cuba.
Walking sans headlamp on a cloudy overcast night is sublime. Except for discussions you have with yourself about the intricacies of the American immigration policies vis-a-vis Cuba.
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injinji
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Yesterday, today and tomorrow are good transplanting days. I have several trays of the flint Indian corn to do something with, so I decided to plant some at the pond. Been a while since I drove in. I had to move a few blowdowns. The pond is way up, so my corn planting was limited to the edge of the woods.
injinji
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My neighbor gave us a deal on clearing the 20 acres of broken longleaf pines behind the house. 500 bucks an acre compared to the $2-3K everyone was asking right after the hurricane. We waited until we had heard from the recovery block grant that we had been approved. Counting what I own jointly with Sister, we signed up about 160 acres. Not sure how much we will get from the grant, but it will be welcome. I'll start replanting this coming winter. All I've lost is 22 years of growth and $10K for the clearing. Plus the cost of seedlings and planting.
StonedGardener
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Good post......man, those suckers are one ugly fish....never heard of " sucker fishing rights". Never ate one, hear they are good, like carp.
injinji
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In the old days (1970's) most of the land around was owned by timber companies or other absentee land owners. Most locals would sucker fish on a spot of creek they didn't own. Later on hunting leases changed all that, and everyone is scrambling to find a spot to fish.
Suckers are real boney. You have to gash them (slice down to the backbone every 1/4 inch. It helps to have the fish very cold when gashing) and fry the bones crisp or they are a pain to eat. Not too bad though.
Again this spring the creek was too high to fish. This is 3-4 years in a row we couldn't fish.
StonedGardener
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I much rather have a bass on my flyrod, but if hungry enough............
injinji
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It's the social aspect of catching them. It's mainly for the kids. Not sure if you have ever caught fish by hand, but it's a trip. You make a pen with wire, trap them as they go upstream to spawn, then the kids get in the creek and catch them. When we do get to fish, more go in the garden than in the frying pan. They make great plant food.
MICHI-CAN
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Wish I could introduce you to steelhead in a real river. LOL.
StonedGardener
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We use to "finger"fish all the time when younger...A real rush when you sneak up and snatch it! We always had kids, when little, catch carpvwith corn.....they would get freaked out when you pull that "dragon faced" beast
Heard they are a blast! Haven't fished a river in a long time, just the lake I'm on and the small streams in the upper elevations( have wonderful brook trout.).
MICHI-CAN
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Brookies are myths unless you are willing to hike a fair distance through natural growths of misery and can accurately present your bait in a 6-8' tunnel by means of pulling the hook, bending the rod and sling shoting.
Love the trout. Wish my kid had a desire to learn my fun.
Just a coho, steelhead and jack king salmon from easy water. LOL.
StonedGardener
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My wife brought me home 3 bookies for Sunday brunch for years.......fishing " Wildcat Hollow"........middle of nowwhere......lots of Wildcats too.......when they get blabbing (sounds like someone killing babies) the hounds cower......oh those bookies, eat them like a piece of corn on the cob.
Roy O'Bannon
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Have you read "how to shoot a canoe" by any chance?
Srry, I meant "A fine and pleasant misery"
Roy O'Bannon
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Here, your comment made me think of the way this guy writes. Read these when I was a kid.
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StonedGardener
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Great choice of authors for this. Some funny shit happens out there!