Good To Be Fat Sometimes



I always thought the term "Fat Tire" referred to all mountain bikes (and good beer) but I saw in person last night at Island Lake what a "fat" tire really looks like. This guy's bike had tires that were roughly double the width of a normal mountain bike tire. He said he rides it all year round, snow included.

Once you go fat, you never go back.
Trail Head

Highland Scots Slaying On St. Clair

five pounder

We had three-fifths of the starting lineup for the undefeated 1980-81 8th grade HJH basketball team in attendance Sunday on Lake St. Clair. As on the basketball court, these former Scots had the mojo going. Jim M. gets the award for most coverage, or as I like to call it, hogging (ha). If there was a fish out towards the east side of the boat, one of his poles was going to get it. And get it he did with about 20+ fish among us with Jim topping all with a five pounder (pictured). He also gets the award for best fall as gravity took him down late in the morning; a penalty for excessive multi-tasking I guess.

Good fishing, good friends, good to be in the U.S.A!

Trail Head

the Multi-Tasker!

this lake has it all

Meeting My Quota For Charity

 

I think I'm going to change the name on my fishing shirt to "One" as that is my daily output these days and today's no-mo tournament at Proud Lake Recreation Area was no exception. I was close to breaking through for that elusive second fish but the whopper that was on early in the session fled for safety before I could bring him in.

Needless to say, I didn't win the tournament but a charity gets some cash and I had a soul cleansing day on the the lake so all was not lost.

Trail Head

chilly start

Saturday registration

rule discussion

meeting the quota

results (yeah, my 15" total was just a bit short...)



Chickamauga Lake - Week Wrap

The boats are coming in for the last time this afternoon as the search for the 10 pound bass will have to wait for another day. Missing the whopper isn't the end of the world, however, as views like below were the norm. A beautiful body of water.

Trail Head

some beautiful docks (nice creativity on this one)

chair lift up to the house

dream house

 

who needs a "no trespassing" sign?

cool tiki bar

Chickamauga Lake - Our Crib

Fishing woes aside, we can't complain about the lodging and the meals (thanks for supplying the lasagna Linda O. - good stuff). Seven dudes have managed to not stink up this sweet place too bad.

Trail Head 

front lawn



screened in porch looking out the front

every kitchen needs some Jim Beam

Chickamauga Lake - Letter To The Agency

Dear Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency:

Thank you for allowing a group of Michiganders to utilize your lakes; however, it appears that I was issued a faulty license (attached) that is defective in that I didn't catch anything legal. My address is with this correspondence. I'll kindly wait for your reply and my refund.                            

Regards,

The World We Live In Today

No, I would never write a letter like that but unfortunately that is the society we live in today. A beautiful day on the water it was though as we all put in about 8-9 hours casting our asses off with little production to show for it.  John O. padded his retirement account with a back-to-back winner on a three-plus pounder today. Roger pulled in what he claims is a hybrid carp/smallmouth but unfortunately he had some form of sheepshead. I tied a large heron for production today and looking back, I think the fish he pulled out of the water was bigger than the one I caught.

The week of fishing is winding down. Good people, good scene, good food; if only we could have sprinkled in a few more fish.

Trail Head 

the crew

hybrid carp/smallmouth according to Raj