When stuck in Urbania...at least there's bluegill & largemouth! (First fishing in my new location

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The rest of the apartment is a mess...but the fly-tying station is set up!

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Hey, any fish in there??

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Oh YAH, and they're not stunted!!

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FAT BASSTARD! For this little pond anyway...bent the 3-weight over so hard I was sure it would pop a knot!

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Can't have a Jonathon story without wildflowers! Blooming by the pond, beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)

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Blue-eyed grass, a tiny member of the Iris family that looks like grass, until these show up! Sisyrinchium sp.

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Black-eyed-Susans are just starting (Rudbeckia hirta)

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Last but not least...Ruby the Shop Dog @ the Mannhik-Smith Canton office!

Jmd123	June 20th, 2023, 10:49 am
Oscoda, MI Posts: 2611	Well folks, I have finally settled into an apartment in Canton, MI, and it's a place of contrasts. I live right near an interstate onramp off a major local highway, yet my apartment complex is surrounded by woods & has wild turkeys walking through it! But I'm within walking distance to a Walmart...Town & Country, I guess! The apartment is still a wreck, need a bunch of bookshelves for my overbloated library! But much to my delight, I discovered a pond within walking distance (3/4 mile) that holds decent 'gills & largemouth, as you can see above. There are many more waters in the area that I need to check out, once I unbury the kayak from the mountain of empty cardboard boxes it's under! Several lakes, plus a couple of favorite old spots near Ann Arbor (Huron River @ Island Park & Dix Pond at Matthei Botanical Gardens). Trout? Gotta go up north for them...but TG for bass & panfish! Another "Boys Are Back in Town" story coming in July...back to Joe's place for bass & pike, maybe more on the fly this time! Tight lines to all Troutnuts!! Jonathon
	No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...

Michimike	June 21st, 2023, 3:16 pm
Bancroft, Michigan Posts: 23	Hey Jonathon good to see you’re doing well! Looking forward to your adventures with your buddies. Take care, Mike.

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