Rain, rain go away!
Every day for about the last month we have had rain. Sometimes just a shower or 4, other times all day downpours followed by a gulley washer. We started to cut grass this morning and managed to get the hay meadow in front and in back done just before a little shower moved in and got every thing wet. Now the sun is trying to come out but to the north west is another big dark purple cloud. Needless to say I haven’t been on the water much. MaryJo and I made it out a few days ago for about an hour or so. We just ran to the narrows and hooked up a few good eaters. Between showers the wind is keeping the water worked up. Today its just a mild foot to foot and a half chop. Guests are reporting steady action at all the usual holes. No reports of any bragging rights, just the average 16-20 inches. And what a fashion show of Goretex, every color, style and configuration available. Other than keeping up with the daily chores we decided to put a new sink in #5 along with new light fixtures. Thats been keeping me busy for a few days. One of my favorite things to do is belly crawl under a cabin and work on plumbing. It’s inevitable that I forget something and make it half way under before I realize it and crawl back out. Yesterday the fox was helping me under cabin 5. She has become very accustomed to people and will eat from MaryJo’s hand. The other day she brought 2 kits with her. They stayed their distance while she came up on the porch and got a treat. We remind guests that she is a wild animal and still needs to keep her instincts about hunting and keeping her distance from humans. I wish she would start hunting some of the red squirrels around here. Then theres the darn bear. After going this long without any bears around the lodge we got hit the other night. So I made a mad dash to the dump and sprayed the garbage trailer with amonia. So far, so good. The blue berry crop is almost non-existant so the bears are on the move. At the dump I counted 8 of them and they are so bold that even while I was backing up to the garbage pit 2 of them came right up to the trailer. After I got out of the truck and yelled a little to back them off, they were right back again almost pulling the bags off the trailer before I could. According to the weather report by Sunday we should have a little break in the rain so I’m hoping to get out. And as I look outside again ……it’s raining. Remember….THINK WALLEYE!!!