As has been my habit since Bill Hagedorn and I can no longer do four week stints, I have managed to obtain a partner and fish the week prior to the entire crew descending on the Blue Heron. This year it was my brother Mark who served as my partner for Week One – May […]
My two week fishing adventure to the North Channel of Lake Huron, for the 29th time, began on Friday the 24th of May, when former Mustang, Ryan Anderson ’05, drove up from Charleston, South Carolina to hook up with me here in Alexandria and make the trek to Saulte Ste Marie, Michigan. Following dinner and
The 2023 Spanish River Fishing Trip took place from May 27th when myself and Paul Rauch arrived in camp to embark upon a week of fishing ahead of the large group of Schabell’s and Ryan Shelton’s group descended on camp on June 3rd, to celebrate my 76th birthday and finish out the trip on Week
I’ve been attending the Sts. Peter and Paul Summer Picnic since the mid-seventies when I coached the Cardinals basketball team Directions to the Hickory Grove Picnic Grounds are quite simple. Take the AA to California Crossroads – West, cross Route 10 at Flintlocks, continue for about two miles, turn right onto Wagoner Road and go
This was our first trip to the Blue Heron in Spanish, Ontario, Canada since spring of 2019 when my longtime partner Bill Hagedorn and I spent three weeks in the Canadian Wilderness, previous to the Covid pandemic shutdown. It was great to be back, if only for a week. I JUST REALIZED THAT I DIDN’T
Saturday, April 23rd – Saturday, April 30th – Pickwick Lake, TN.Mark and Dave Schabell One of my most favorite fishing spots on earth. We call it the “Eye Doc”, obviously owned by a Memphis optometrist, because that is the wording on their boat house and deck situated in the cove to the left side of
It’s Trout (personally pronounced Tr-oat) season here in Southern Campbell County. With the nice weather the past few days I’ve ventured forth to the Alexandria City Park lake and have had success catching trout. The Alexandria City Park (Alexandria Reservoir) lake is a FINS designated lake, which stands for Fishing In Neighborhoods. The lake is
