Sunday, February 28, 2016

Sweet Season and Sweet Finds

It's that time of year. The sugar maples are giving up their sap that will be turned into the number one pancake topping maple syrup. Taking a drive last week we came upon many of those familiar buckets, hanging in front yards and along roadsides. Many people just make enough for their use and others have huge commercial operations. At our house we go through a couple of quarts yearly, not only for pancakes but also for cooking. Baked beans, chili, stews and in various baked goods. Oatmeal's best friend is maple syrup. Local is best, but imports will do quite nicely. Get away from supermarket maple flavor stuff.


I checked out a few new blue lines. They look promising but will not know for sure until I fish them, which will be soon.


The east branch of the Eight Mile river is free flowing. The dam at Ed Bill's pond has been removed and restored. The dam removal opens up the river to new spawning grounds to many fish species including trout.



8 comments:

  1. That bucket makes me want to have pancakes this morning.the dam removal is getting more popular here in pa. Although the dams near my home didn't have much effect on the fishery,they were just old and broken down.good looking blue line looks like a lot of cover.

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    1. Brad Basehore
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      Brad if your like me you would enjoy pancakes for supper, with some bacon of course.
      Most of those old dams are eye sores. Expensive to remove to.

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  2. I love your scenic photo tours!! Beautiful shots!!

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    1. TROUTI
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      Pete I love bringing them to you.

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  3. Alan
    That Eight Mile stretch is awesome, have you fished this area? If not, looking forward to a report from this fantastic looking stream!!! Thanks for sharing

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    1. Bill Trussell
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      Bill the stretch your seeing has just been completed. That area is not open as of yet. I fished below the old dam as well as the EB above.

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  4. Maple syrup...Yum! Pancakes, french toast, oatmeal, and I recently had it on a cheeseburger that featured bacon, and waffle crumbles....it was delicious!

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    1. Justin Carf
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      Justin, french toast now that's something I have not had in awhile.

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