Posted on June 5, 2024

Posted on June 5, 2024

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couriersentinel_20240606_ccs-2024-06-06-a-013_art_6.xml — An Outdoorsman’s Journal By Mark Walters Home on the Flambeau Hello friends, I have made an attempt recently, to let you know I am currently in a cycle of my life that is very busy, but also positive. This week’s column should be fun for you, I hope you are enjoying your spring. Saturday, May 25 • High 74, Low 44 How could you not like calling this home? (To the right) Salmo was the hot bait on this adventure. over again and this time, I caught an 18-inch smallmouth bass and just after that, I found a super cool campsite, made a comfortable camp, then went paddle trolling for whatever was hungry. It did not take long, and the Salmo had lured in the first crappie of the trip and it was a beautiful 13-incher. The rest of my day was fish catching, going down memory lane from a place my dad first took me to 54 years ago, and enjoying the non-stop view of peace and nature. Plan A had me paddle trolling on Lake Superior, out of either Washburn or Ashland, and I was very excited about it. That plan was canceled yesterday, when a good friend told me the wind would be too strong to paddle a canoe on that piece of water. I changed that plan to spending 30 hours on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage, and would begin Saturday, instead of Friday. I would have to leave Sunday, as I had a graduation party in Glidden to go to. When I travel, I am blessed with two sets of neighbors, who take turns feeding my cattle, chickens and dogs/puppies. This morning, I had planned on getting up at 4. At 3 a.m., I heard something in my backyard that did not sound right, at 3:20, I heard the same sound at the end of my house; at 3:30, I heard the same sound out my bedroom window and when I looked outside, directly on the other side of the glass, were my two steers and a heifer, all about 1,100 pounds and very loose. Had I left yesterday, this would have been an ugly story. I ran outside buck naked, got a bucket of feed and lured them back to their enclosure. Today, I put my canoe in at Murray’s landing, which is the most remote location on the flowage and a place I truly love. I had concerns that it may be a challenge to get a campsite at this point on Memorial Day weekend, but that would not be the case. As my journey began, I decided to drag a Salmo behind me, which is an affective type of crankbait. I had paddled maybe 30 seconds, when my pole started bending and I landed an 11-inch perch. There would be a brutal headwind, but I had no cares, I was on the Flambeau, I already caught a fish, my cattle did not run away and in just four days, my daughter, Selina, would come home from Missoula, Mont., for a wedding. To make matters even better, my rod started bending Sunday, May 26 • High 72, Low 42 The Salmo was hot again this morning, and it was tough knowing I had to head out, but I was headed toward Glidden, where I am blessed with many good friends from the area and would go to Jersey Polencheck’s graduation party. Jersey was an all-star athlete, excelling in basketball and softball, and she is also a very kind and fun young lady, not to mention a go-for-it outdoorswoman. The shin-dig was at the Shanagolden Town Hall, which is the boonies and, let me tell ya, it was fun with a capital F. I like the remote, down-to-earth crowd and that is what you will find in the Glidden/Mellen area, I used to call home. Folks, I am out of space and Selina is now home as I write this, and my next trip is in the morning. Jersey, you rock! Sunset FLATER’S RESORT Where the Chippewa & Flambeau Rivers Meet Advertise Here! Call 715-861-4414 581 Advertise Here! Call 715-861-4414 Joe Flater, owner Cadott • Cornell • Lake Holcombe Your Hometown Newspaper www.flatersresort.com 270 N. Cty. E, Holcombe, Wis. 715-861-4414 715-595-4771 www.centralwinews.com Open Year-around | Bar w/food | Gas | Cabins

couriersentinel_20240606_ccs-2024-06-06-a-013_art_6.xml — An Outdoorsman’s Journal By Mark Walters Home on the Flambeau Hello friends, I have made an attempt recently, to let you know I am currently in a cycle of my life that is very busy, but also positive. This week’s column should be fun for you, I hope you are enjoying your spring. Saturday, May 25 • High 74, Low 44 How could you not like calling this home? (To the right) Salmo was the hot bait on this adventure. over again and this time, I caught an 18-inch smallmouth bass and just after that, I found a super cool campsite, made a comfortable camp, then went paddle trolling for whatever was hungry. It did not take long, and the Salmo had lured in the first crappie of the trip and it was a beautiful 13-incher. The rest of my day was fish catching, going down memory lane from a place my dad first took me to 54 years ago, and enjoying the non-stop view of peace and nature. Plan A had me paddle trolling on Lake Superior, out of either Washburn or Ashland, and I was very excited about it. That plan was canceled yesterday, when a good friend told me the wind would be too strong to paddle a canoe on that piece of water. I changed that plan to spending 30 hours on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage, and would begin Saturday, instead of Friday. I would have to leave Sunday, as I had a graduation party in Glidden to go to. When I travel, I am blessed with two sets of neighbors, who take turns feeding my cattle, chickens and dogs/puppies. This morning, I had planned on getting up at 4. At 3 a.m., I heard something in my backyard that did not sound right, at 3:20, I heard the same sound at the end of my house; at 3:30, I heard the same sound out my bedroom window and when I looked outside, directly on the other side of the glass, were my two steers and a heifer, all about 1,100 pounds and very loose. Had I left yesterday, this would have been an ugly story. I ran outside buck naked, got a bucket of feed and lured them back to their enclosure. Today, I put my canoe in at Murray’s landing, which is the most remote location on the flowage and a place I truly love. I had concerns that it may be a challenge to get a campsite at this point on Memorial Day weekend, but that would not be the case. As my journey began, I decided to drag a Salmo behind me, which is an affective type of crankbait. I had paddled maybe 30 seconds, when my pole started bending and I landed an 11-inch perch. There would be a brutal headwind, but I had no cares, I was on the Flambeau, I already caught a fish, my cattle did not run away and in just four days, my daughter, Selina, would come home from Missoula, Mont., for a wedding. To make matters even better, my rod started bending Sunday, May 26 • High 72, Low 42 The Salmo was hot again this morning, and it was tough knowing I had to head out, but I was headed toward Glidden, where I am blessed with many good friends from the area and would go to Jersey Polencheck’s graduation party. Jersey was an all-star athlete, excelling in basketball and softball, and she is also a very kind and fun young lady, not to mention a go-for-it outdoorswoman. The shin-dig was at the Shanagolden Town Hall, which is the boonies and, let me tell ya, it was fun with a capital F. I like the remote, down-to-earth crowd and that is what you will find in the Glidden/Mellen area, I used to call home. Folks, I am out of space and Selina is now home as I write this, and my next trip is in the morning. Jersey, you rock! Sunset FLATER’S RESORT Where the Chippewa & Flambeau Rivers Meet Advertise Here! Call 715-861-4414 581 Advertise Here! Call 715-861-4414 Joe Flater, owner Cadott • Cornell • Lake Holcombe Your Hometown Newspaper www.flatersresort.com 270 N. Cty. E, Holcombe, Wis. 715-861-4414 715-595-4771 www.centralwinews.com Open Year-around | Bar w/food | Gas | Cabins

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