Grouse around HC

Duck Hunting Early Season '17

Goose hunted little white oak on early goose.  Got skunked.

Opening day on the Deer River.  Worked out some kinks with both guns.  One duck, not as much coming in from the big lake as expected. 

Jadon and Nash second Saturday up by Inger.  Drake Woodie, 2 ringbills. 

Jadon and I hunted west side of white oak on second Sunday.  Rainy weather, SW wind.  Entered on river.  Water low, hard to put in on the backwater.  Shot a merg, pintail hen, blue wing tail and 30 coots.  Sunny did awesome. 

BC and I on Thursday October 5th on little white oak west side with light west wind.  Breaking in duck boat with blind and 9.9 Johnson.  Lots of ducks flying.  Not many coming in.  3 Woodies, 2 ringers. 

3 kids

Bass Lake

1 hour, 7 big sunnies.  Shane and Josie caught them all.  Shane had rod almost ripped out of his hands.  8 feet of water on southern basin in the east side.  430 pm overcast. 

Meche in August

July 31st hit the river at about 630 pm.  Lots of poison ivy at landing.   River low, definitely could not get boat up to were we put in.  No fish caught at honey hole that nite.  Proceeded to snag hole where we set up camp.  Realized this would be a great place for duck camp as well as there are two nice backwaters very close.  Caught 3 eyes that nite, biggest about 15".   Also snorkelled and saw many walleyes chilling, could not hook them. Nice camp site.  Nite brought many sounds including a pissed off beaver.  Morning 5 am caught no fish out front.  Snorkel gear revealed there were many fish though.  Walleyes mixed with red horse and occasional white succer and pike sprinkled in.  Next day brought 10 walleyes all good size biggest two being 22.5 and 23.  Awesome day.  Caught a couple nice ones in the swimming hole for the first time.  No fish caught or even seen on sand S corner.  Lots of fish at high bank.  Great trip should span it across a few more days.  

July 3 Meche

80 degrees.  Water very low.  Three brothers, Jon and Jadon.  17 eyes ranging from 12-18.5".  Most in the 14-15".  Three eater pike.  Crawlers and spinners.  Should have brought leeches.  Should have brought sein net.  Should have brought bug dope and hooded camping shirt for bad horseflies.  Helluva trip. 

Josie's 6th Birthday

Got to have a fun day on the lake with friends.  Tubing for the first time in our boat.