Category: Fishing
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Bailing out the boat, fishing, Gingerbread, 85th Birthday, and 50th Wedding Anniversary!
There was enough rain in North Louisiana to tilt the boat (but not sink it). The solar panel-driven bilge pump did not get the job done because solar panels do not recharge when the sun is not shinning. There was at least 5 inches of water in the boat, but nothing a little bailing couldn’t fix. Unfortunately, a…
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Insectarium, Aquarium, Bass, Gingerbread
Last Friday, we visited the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans. The picture below is of honeypot ant or honey ants. This species has special workers who gorge with food to the point that their abdomens swell. The ant’s enlarged bulb is where the ant stores the honey. The honey is used to feed the hive…
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Bass, Trail Cameras of Deer and Bear, EC gets a first, and Christmas is drawing near!
Yesterday, we transferred some of the bass stock to the Mississippi Pond. Seven bass were caught in the Louisiana Pond and placed in a live well and transported to the Mississippi Pond. The water was very cold and all fish survived the transfer. test Despite the cold weather, the deer showed up in full force…
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Big Bass, exposed bass beds, Dessert.
This is 6.5 pound bass that was caught on a rattle trap in a Louisiana lake. Of course, this bass went back into the water after the pictures were finished. The lake in Norwood is still low despite recent rains. The clay has cracked into large pads that give slightly as you walk across them.…
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Hay Crib for the Goats, Deer, Lake at Norwood, Gingerbread and Family pictures.
The goats tend to waste the hay and they will not eat hay once it hits the ground. A compressed bale of hay and alfalfa grass now costs $25 and lasts about a week with our 8 goats. We finally purchased a hay cradle from Tractor Supply. It didn’t take our brilliant goats anytime to…
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Fishing, Deer, Bear, harvesting, and Halloween.
Look at the size and width of this bream. It was caught on artificial bait out of the pond on the farm. He went back to swimming after the catch. The trail cameras show that there is still at least one black bear and a mangy coyote on the property. Deer are also on the…
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Melons, Pond, and Family pictures
The first honeydew melons from our garden, along with some cantaloupe, were harvested today. The smaller cantaloupe was split and not mature. The larger cantaloupe will be cut this week. The largest honeydew weighted 6.6 pounds and the larger cantaloupe weighted 2 pounds. The honeydew variety was a Sweet Reward Improved Hybrid (seeds from Gurney’s)…
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Fishing, Cotton, Swimming Mice, Ducks, and Heron
Today was a two fish day, so we headed to Faraday. The pond was beautiful in the early morning. Bruce caught a 4.3 pound bass on a purple worm. Since nothing seemed to be biting after the first hour, Bruce trimmed trees instead. Just below Natchez Mississippi, we were able to get pictures of this…
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The importance of PERSERVERANCE, Lines giving way, and culprits eating plants.
At first glance, you think the moral of the video below is “don’t bite off more than you can chew’. However, if you stick with it, you realize that this video is about perserverance. Don’t know the origin, but it truly says “If at first you don’t succeed, TRY, TRY AGAIN”! The fishermen filming this…
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Shocking the pond, Watermelon, and Fishing
In managing a bass pond, it is necessary to know what type of fish are present, as well as the size and weight of these fish. This process does not count the actual fish, but rather a sample of the fish are measured and weighed. The sampling information is used to estimate the numbers, species,…