P.A.R. Pre-action report. Niles, MI July 7-8. Fishseed!

[Swamp Thing]

Swamp Thing, Pitmaster, Grindstone, Steel Thunder and a salty sea captain baking under the 100 plus degree unfiltered sun. Fishing for salmon on Lake Michigan. And loving it!

This is just a starter post as Grinder and Steel were taking pics all day on the boat while I only have a few of the end results of the trip. Can't spoil the ending now can I?

Did we limit out? Did we get skunked? Who fell overboard?



More to come...

Also, it is hereby decreed that all Michigan Appleseeds shall begin with a fishing or hunting trip.

ST

[SteelThunder]

Sorry it's taken so long to post pics.  Agreed...all shoots should start with a hunting, fishing, golf, baseball game outing prior.

All in all a great day...hot as snot, Bruce brings LOTS of food and makes a mean pastrami, I learned quite a few swear words from the captain I didn't know prior to this and I have a freezer drawer full of salmon fillets.

Here's some pics --

THE GANG OF HOOKEY PLAYERS







RACING OUT OF THE HARBOR IN FRONT OF THE OTHER FISHING BOATS



FISHING WITH THE SUNRISE...



SWAMPY TELLING THE STORY "i HAD A GUY OFFER ME A PILE OF MONEY THIS BIG IF I'D STOP WEARING THIS SHIRT, BUT I SAID 'HECK NO' "





BRUCE ON ONE...



SWAMPY THIS TIME...



IN THE TANK!



CHILLIN'





THE HAUL

[BeeFree]

Admit it, you stopped at the grocery store on the way home, didn't you?

LOL!  Looks like you had a blast!

I, on the other hand, was at home, painting the house, Friday.

Bee

[Pitmaster]

We did have a blast, all three days even with the heat. Although poor Swamp Thing was shipped out of state with his catch. I wonder if he ate sushi all the way to Noblesville. While the captain is a little salty he knows what he is doing. We came in early and started about 30 minutes later than the captain suggested. If we would left at 5:00 and came in at 2:00 or not lost 9 fish reeling them in we would have caught the limit.

There was an Appleseed challenge on the way out of the pier. A big Huzzah to who ever can guess the challenge and/or who won. Double Huzzah if you get both. Fisherman excluded.

Bee,

You can't buy fish this fresh in a store. From line to gut was 24 hours.

[Swamp Thing]

So the pics of the "haul" are aleady up. That's all I had.

But nobody mentioned that the only one who pulled in their limit was me. Nor did anybody mention that I caught the biggest one. Somebody should mention that.

Also, I had a thought...the founding fathers also fished. I believe they called it angling.

Steel Thunder, get on this and work up a program...Angleseed! We take people out on a charter boat, teach them the lost art of fishing and talk about history.

Here's your tagline to run with....

Teach a man to fish and he eats for life, teach a man about liberty......

We may have something here.

ST

[Grindstone]

MOAR!

[mac66]

So I hear there might be another Niles shoot in Oct?  Any chance of another fishing trip then?

[SteelThunder]

Bruce said yes...we just have to get it planned.

[Pitmaster]

I will call the captain and reserve a charter for October 19. The best fishing will be at the dam on the St. Joseph river in Berrien Springs. The cost on the river is $300 for up to 4 people. Here is the website www.headhuntersportfishing.com I went out the day after Christmas last year and by 10:00 am I was on my way home with my limit, fish cleaned, and packed.

Pretty much any Niles and/or Watervliet Appleseed can have a fishing charter. Great fishing on Lake Michigan or the St. Joseph river is about 30 minutes away.

PM me if interested. I can get another charter too. But I need advance notice with confirmation. Most captains have cancellation fees especially close to the date.