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More Tenkara Fishing

EclecticGuy July 09, 2009 fly fishing, tenkara, vacation No Comments

I just returned from a great afternoon of fishing tenkara style on Jordon Lake in north central North Carolina. That makes 4 states that I’ve had the pleasure to fish in this style. Jordon is a large lake with many species including large mouth bass, striped bass, big cat fish, sunfish, and perch. I caught a nice little bluegill on my first cast while my 2 sons and nephew watched in amazement. They were all anxious to give it a try!

My youngest son and nephew are both 12 so I let them take my Yamame rod. My oldest son has … Continue Reading

A little vacation in Maine

EclecticGuy August 16, 2008 family, mineral collecting, vacation No Comments

We just got back from spending 5 days on Frye Island on Sebago Lake in Maine. We drove up on Monday morning and reached the ferry to the island by 1. It was rainy and overcast but we rode our bikes on the island to the tennis courts to play.

On Tuesday, the rain was really coming down so we decided to drive to Freeport to do some back-to-school shopping and to visit the LL Bean store(s).

On Wednesday, we decided to do some rock and mineral collecting. We took a short drive to Mount Apatite and … Continue Reading

A Grand Vacation

EclecticGuy August 24, 2007 family, vacation No Comments

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Monday, August 13 to Friday, August 24, 2007

See the photo album here.

We left for Phoenix with Opa early Monday from Manchester, NH via Chicago Midway. The trip was uneventful – except that Chris Daughtry was on our flight in to Phoenix! Elizabeth got autographs for herself and Nick and John. We picked up our van to start the drive north to Page, AZ to start our vacation with 4 days of houseboating on Lake Powell. The temperature got up to 117 … Continue Reading