Yep, We Fished

Even though it was a might chilly during the Christmas Fishing Gathering on the 20th, we did fish. Goose was the most successful. He landed a couple of trophy rainbows along with a mess of browns. The Santa hat did the trick. Bowhunter dredged a couple of runs with nymphs but had no takers.
Midger did likewise and landed a few trout.

Yours truly spent most of the time breaking ice out of the rod guides, eating cookies, and brewing Brazilian java.

Happy New Year!

How to Spot a Prostaffer

Just look for the RBF sticker!

A Cold Day on Spring Creek

Good fellowship and libations kept off the cold on Saturday when select prostaffers met for the Christmas Fishin Gathering. Fortified with a hearty breakfast at the Bellefonte Waffleshop, the Chief, Bowhunter, Goose, and Agrontrutta gathered at the Paradise and dredged the runs with sucker spawn and pheasant tails. Midger dropped by later in the morning. It was good to see improved water levels on Spring Creek after a very dry autumn.

A highlight of the day was the award ceremony recognizing Bowhunter for his culinary feats at the Big Woods Summits.Later in the day we quaffed several Erie ales, munched on cookies and other goodies, and chowed down on the Chief's excellent venison with morels, and a great sheep'shead mushroom soup. Some Brazilian java with a shot of Gentleman Jack not only was a great apperitif, it also kept frostbite at bay.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all RBF prostaffers, sponsors, and hangers on.

Merry Christmas from the Chief

I hope to see some of you characters at the 3rd Annual Christmas Fishin Gathering. I will have some culinary delights for your enjoyment. Sheepshead Mushroom Soup, Cast Iron Skillet Venison, Smoked Wild Turkey Spread with Crackers and Genuine Polish Kielbasa! Wash it all down with some Jeremiah Weed Egg Nog and some fine Erie Brewery Ales. The Fair Maiden is preparing a Christmas Cookie Tray for our enjoyment.

We should experience partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 40's. There should be a skiff of snow on the ground. Delightful weather for fishin!

Amend it, a slight chance of rain showers, snow showers, and freezing drizzle. Cloudy, with a high near 28. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Merry Christmas!

I finally got some time for a couple updates.The new PA mentorship program has been a success in my neck of the woods. Here’s a shot of my 10 year old nephew with a nice 6 point he got the first Monday of buck season. The only way it could have been better was if I would have been hunting with him. He is still smiling and pointing out to all of us how he got the biggest buck.

The weekend of Bear season we took a trip to potter county for a little fishing…. But after seeing the condition of the outhouse beat we decided to just work on the camp. It was down in the single digits and rather nippy.

After a good nights work on Friday and Saturday morning we were ready for the old wall to be removed. Saturday afternoon consisted of shoring up the ceiling and removing the studs and installing an 8”x8” x 14’ foot barn beam. Here is a shot of where we think the cabinets will be going.

I must say we are well on the way to getting to the Tiki deck by 2010.

RBF's 3rd Annual Christmas Fishing Gathering

Reminder and Roll Call

This year's gathering will be held on December 20th. We will meet at the Waffle Shop in Bellefonte at 9:oo AM for breakfast. Hopefully the weather will be cooperative. I will have propane heaters for all the flatlanders. It would be good to know how many Pro Staffers will be attending so I will have some idea how many gallons of egg nog will be needed. Additional menu item - Smoked Wild Turkey Spread. Feel free to bring anything to share.

Dem der Deer

Sorry, wrong type of deer.

I expect our illustrious leader and Bowhunter, Directory of Culinary Affairs (now what does that really mean--fooling around with cooking or the cook?), along with many others are in Penn's woods stalking the flesh and blood type of deer. Post some reports when you come in from the wilds.