FISHING JOURNAL FROM YEARS PAST .

By: CHICKENJOHN42 Mood: Excited Date: 04/02/2008 17:38:23 Music: None

     JAN.10,2005

Went today with a good friend of mind,we met at the boat landing ,he lives on 1 side of the lake and I live on the other.It's 50 miles from my house and 30 miles from his house.We fished and rode from 8;00am till4;00 pm,we most times stay till dark,the fish did not jump in the boat today.I caught 3 bluegills 2 catfish and 1 mudfish,for you yankees that's a bowfin. He caught 4 bluegills ,1 blackbass,just barely a keeper,they gotta be 12 inches.But we had a good time this is the first time I have been since I fell in the bathtub last june.The water is 4 feet below full stage and falling,and dingy,and still cold the little fish were cold as ice.LIKE THE OLD SAYING GO'S A BAD DAY FISHING IS BETTER THAN A GOOD DAY AT WORK

 JAN,28,2005

Just got thourgh making 2 bulegill/crappie handmade rods,10 and a half foot long,soon as it gets warm I am going to try them out .

  JAN,29,2005

    I took a butt end from a zebco fly rod ,and a top part of a ulgy stick,and glued them togather,and put new giudes on them ,they are nice.On the other I took a shakesphere butt from a spinning rod and put a ulgy stick top end ,and replaced the eyes to match,with the ceramic eyes I think they will do good work I will let ya'll know.I am going to put 2 small spinning reels on them ,I may use shiamnio or south bend I have plenty of both,and put 10lb.test spider wire on them and get after them little fishes. 

 FEB,2 2005

 Hope the weather break's soon,and I get rid of this cold so I can go try out my new rod's I made.I am about to get a case of cabin fever,I want out.

 MAY 6 ,2005

 I went wed.5-04-05 we went to the santee river the upper part of lake marion,fished down trough some log and stuff.Caught 2 dozen bluegills and 4 catfish good ones ,caught them all on a fly rod that is more fun than a man shou;d have see ya'll next trip

 MAY,16TH 2005

My buddy and I went to the swamp today and caught 60 bream ,had some good ones and a few small ones some good eating ,saw some big snakes ,no gators don't knpw where thier were. had a good time

 JUN ,22 2005

 my same buddy and me went fishing yesterday,caught a good mess of bream or bluegill ,got 5 big shellcrackers,thier are like a bluegill but get a lot bigger,my buddy got a lawyer,that's what FURBAR call's a bowfin, we call them mud fish.We had a great time .I took some pictures got to go 1 more time to finish the roll then I will get them developed and see if I can put them on here can't wait for ya'll to see my little piece of heaven .See you soon bye for now and keep them lines tight. I would have finished the film yesterday but it started to thunder so we had to get out I don't like to be in the swamp with the lighting and stuff I want to get a little older if you know what I mean.lol

 JUL20 2005

we went to the swamp yesterday ,the water is so high you can see under it . two of us fished hard ,we got 12 mollies, to pepole who don't know thier the same as warmouth.Three flyer brim,five bluegills,one catfish .I caught two bass but they were too short.the bass have to be 12 inches long the ones I caught were 11 and one half inches if they would have stuck thier tounge out they would have been keepers had a good time ,but I have never went and not have a ball I love the swamp man it's a pertty place a little piece of heaven. man it was hot and muggy there we caught all these fish down in the grass beds man that is fun with a fly rod

 JUL 27 2005

 went yesterday back to the swamp back in the grass and trash piles ,I caught 22 nice mollies.3 bluegills and 1 catfish,just got done cleaning them ,getting ready for a big fish fry on the 7th of aug.over at my girlfrien 's house the 1 I hunt with .Yes I have ,my wife's permission to have a girlfriend.Any the water was down bout 2 feet from last week ,and the fish were biting better it was hot down there but we stuck with them and both got a good mess of fish ,my buddy caught 28 fish mostly bluegill's,talk to ya'll next trip tight lines and good fishing,and please don't litter our waterway's it makes me so mad when our so called sportsman throw thier trash in the water ,if I see them I will turn them in .

 AUG ,5 ,2005

went to the swamp yesterday to caught 14 mollies ,1 shellcracker,1 bluegill ,caught a bunch little tater heads that's a non keeper.My bud caught a big mess of bluegills,and a couple of mollies.We had a fine time .Talk to ya'll later be safe and keep your lines tight.

 AUG,8,2005

 my wife and I went to a friends pond and got 15 chest brim,for those that don't know you have to hold them up against your  chest to get the hook out we did not get there till 6;45 tonite fished till 8;30 they was not biting too good but we had a ball ,I love to see her catch them

AUG 9,2005 

went back to the pond today and got another dozen big brim had fun again I love being retired it's a good job.

AUG 12TH,2005

went to the swamp yesterday the water is really screwed up up the swamp it's muddy and down the swamp it's clear and running like a millrace fish don't know where to hide or hunt food we fished hard and only got 20 bluegills 14 mollies and 1 yellow catfish. we had a lot of fun I took a lot of pictures might learn how to post them one day .Talk to ya'll later tight lines and good fishing. ps be veery,veery lol,careful out there.wear your life jackets you never know when you will need them.

 AUG 12 2005

 No gators ain't seen none this year some of them sportsmen have shot at them , if I see them I will turn thier sorrya** in cause they are a protected animal , they don't bother anyone if you leave them alone , it's like the people going down and drinking beer and shooting all the snakes they see ,that ain't rite. I am sorry it just makes me mad when they do stuff like that ,throw beer cans and pop bottles in the river ,ice bags plasctic straps that hold the drinks .I will post a picture about what I taking about,it will make you sick.

 JAN,6TH,2006

well deer season is over I am ready to get back to fishing ,as soon as the water settles down some .

 Another year to follow shortly . cj