well i thought winter was over, but i guess i have to think again, it is supose to frost tonight, i brought all my hanging plants in. i nursed them all winter, and i dont want to lose them know, boy cant spring just get here, i fed our fish this week end, and man were they thick, they fallowed me all around the lake, i seen a realbig one, i think it was the blue cat, my brother said a blue cat wont live in a small lake, well he has been in there for three years, my grandauoter caught him last year year, she had hin almost to the bank, and it broke her line, i caught him this spring, it was cold, it surprised me, he almost took my pole in the water, i got him to the bank, and released him, i use barbless hooks so it wont hurt what ever i catch, i beleive in catch a release, i do this in the river to, but i dont use barbless hooks in the river, hey man you got to have fish to have a fish fry. i got my jug lines ready, i bought a new boat this year, ....well it wasnt new, but it was new to me, i bought it for the motor, it had a susuke motor. it is a 94. it runs great, i am going to put it on my bass boat, it is a seventeen foot aluminum boat. indian likes the boat i bought better than my bass tracker, i like it to, but it is a fiber glass boat, and they just aint made for the river, i told her we could use it on the lake side, i told her we could put it at the condow on the lake, but she said no way, she doesnt like the lake, ,,,,but she shure likes the condow, ...man what am i to do. i like the condow to, it isnt mine, it belongs to a frend of mine, she likes to set on the porch and just injoy thr veiw, and let me tell you there is some good veiws. man you aught to see what happen in this cove, you woldent beleave it, i think is is better than party cove, but that is another story, augie bush comes down every year, he has a boat that is out of this world. and he is always the center of atention, he is a dood freind of my daughter, ....but i am a river man, i love to go like heak to the dam and coast back to the camp ground, i am not a rich man , but i feel ritch in my little bass boat, if i catch a few fish i am happy, if i dont....well that is ok to. just coasting down the river is fine for me, just to see the trees and watching peaple is all i want, there is good peaple on the river. the lake side peaple are to richy for me, just give me my poles and a good curent, am i am happy. ....well i have rambled on to long. hope i didnt bore you to mutch, you all have a great night. the weather will surely get better, may god be with you all, remember, keep on the sunny side, and if there is no sunny side ,shake a campers hand. invite them over, and the next thang you know, ya have a party goin on. river peaple are good peaple, i know ive done it all my life, ....just remember,,,leave the camp site cleaner than it was when you got there, the river will be a better place,,,,and the wild life will love you for it, they have to live to. you all take care , and remember, there is a lot of pets in shelters that need your help to, if you can please help them, they didnt ask to be in this world, theywere born in this world, there father or there mother was probably put to death. they need to live to. please help them, see ya see ya `````````````````````````cowboy