Monday, April 30, 2007

HIFIVE'S CAPTAIN JACK

In early 2006 I offcially "got into" field trials with the purchase of an English Setter, Jack. I did quite a bit of searching, learning, and asking questions. Eventually, I found the dog I was looking for at Hifive Kennels in Beulah, MI (http://www.hifivekennels.com).

On a bright and sunny March day, my fiance and I made the 7 hour drive up to northern Michigan to pick him up.

























































































Jack has three placements so far as a puppy.
1st - Wayne Coonhunter's Amateur Walking Puppy
2nd - Grand Valley Bird Dog Club Open Puppy
2nd - Grand Valley Bird Dog Club Amateur Puppy



















Lake Erie Walleye - On "the reefs"

April 21, 2007
At least once every year, I try to make a trip to the shallow reefs of Lake Erie's western basin and target spawning walleye. The action is fast and plentiful.

Much of the fishing takes place just off shore of the
Davis Besse nuclear power plant cooling stacks.


















We took a four-man limit in less then 2 hours, all males,
all caught with hair jigs. Here is a typical fish.