Fishing: May 2023

Posted on May 20, 2023 by miketibbs under Fishing

Fishing trip with Larry W. and Larry D. Up north near Gaylord, MI.

Many thanks to Larry W. and his daughter Janet for hosting our stay at the family’s log home.

A serene scene on the small lake. We had pleasant, cool weather.

The first of 4 bass on Monday. It was a good day to fish!

A porcupine skittered off the dock as we approached.

Larry with another nice bass. He got the Master Angler honor this trip.

Larry D. caught this right off the main boat dock. The pair of bass there I named Bill and Barbara Bass. 🙂

Larry W. with our northern pike dinner catch.

On Wednesday and Thursday, we were fortunate to have the pontoon boat, with Captain Larry, and traveled to the far south end of the lake and back.

A pair of loons let us approach

Petoskey, Charlevoix, Mackinac Island

Posted on October 4, 2022 by miketibbs under Travels

Petoskey, Charlevoix, Mackinac Island

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Fishing – September 2018

Larry W. and his wife Mary Jane were so kind as to invite me and Larry D. up to their family’s cabin in the pines. On the private lake the fishing was excellent as the large mouth bass were hitting well almost every day. We were joined by a bald eagle who observed us closely and snatched up bluegills we tossed to him. That was the icing on the cake! For the eagle video, go to:

First bass. A sign of things to come…

We each caught one keeper on Tuesday. They were delicious thanks to Larry W’s culinary skills.

Larry W. got a real nice bass…no mo’ blues!

The #1 method for big bass was using small panfish for bait. I caught 6 like this on Tuesday.

Larry D’s big bass.

Our bald eagle companion for the day.

The Happy Anglers heading home…

Madeline Island and U.P. 2018

Posted on September 8, 2018 by miketibbs under Travels

Above: The bald eagle has landed! We saw several this day on the tour.

Cave in the sandstone

Remains of a 19th century shipwreck on the shore. There was more below but hard to see.

The churchyard cemetery had some old headstones, this was the oldest.

I thought this may have been a relative on my mom’s side… but no.

Old mission period cabin ruins, from about 1840.

Bayfield, WI on the mainland. Nice little town.

This is a lagoon on the north end of Madeline and is part of Big Bay state park. I caught a couple pike in here one day.

Storms in the area kicked up the surf.

Marjorie at Houghton Falls park, on the mainland south of Bayfield.

The mouth of the river from Houghton Falls empties into Lake Superior.

Below: a view from above Houghton Falls.

Kayaking excursion into Lake Superior… after a mile, we beached ourselves and let the younger crowd paddle the remaining 4 miles around the wind-swept point.