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By: Mark Walters Doug’s Retired possible. Doug Cibulka has earned his retirement This week Doug got back on the outdoor saddle and now he can fish any day of the week, and went on a simple camping and fishing trip with me to some backwater on the Mississippi River near Buffalo City. Our plan was to use my ATV and a trailer to get to a beautiful location and shore fish for perch where I have had good luck in the past. As usual, my golden retriever Red was with us. Tuesday, March 25 High 51, low 31 It would be a 2 trip event to get man and gear to where we called home for the next 54 hours. I had zero cares as I was on the shores of the Mississippi River with a good buddy and my pup and ready to have fun. I think it is important to mention that for myself the only thing that I cared about was doing as little as possible, between KAMO, NOAC, myjob and my home, I have been running hard. Before we even built camp, I told Doug I was going to rig lines and begin our shore fishing operation which is basically fishing off the bottom with either red worms or minnows for perch that are in this section of river to spawn. I would also like to mention that plenty of local fishermen hike in or take ATVs into this area to fish and there is a nearby trail that a lot of walkers enjoy and over the days Red would be able to play with at least 25 different'new friends.' I think that I should mention something about Red. Her mother Ruby passed away in January. As many people witnessed, Red and Ruby participated in at least 20 hardcore wrestling matches a day and the loss of her mother has put Red in a funk. One example would be Our camp on the backwaters Of the Mississippi that no matter what brand I purchased, she River near Buffalo City. quit eating dry dog food. So most fishermen on this adventure are way more into catching than I am, at least on this trip. Over the course of 3 days anyone that watched our camp would think it was quite the social scene. What I mean by that is at least 8 readers of this column recognized me and made a point of shooting the breeze with me and witnessing my 'I don't care about catching'attitudel By dark, Doug and I only had 3 perch and we entered the Eskimo mobile home for an evening of fine food and festivities. Wednesday, March 26 High 57, low 34 We were up 'somewhat' early and what a beautiful place to wake up. There is a pair of bald eagles taking turns sitting on a nest and thousands of ducks and geese enjoying spring. For about 4 hours we witnessed an incredible migration of an unimaginable number of ducks, geese and swans as they headed north with a south wind pushing them. The ducks would fly the highest and the swans the lowest. I watched my buddy shore fish with a challenging knee that is getting better. In this case, often he had to negotiate rocks and steep banks, but Dougy wanted perch fillets and after a long winter in the house, he wanted to play. As can be the case sometimes, we were not exactly on fire, as was the case for most fishermen. The water was very low and possibly the perch were about done spawning, but some fishermen that tried really hard were impressive. The following day we were in no rush to go home. Red was eating dry dog food and her new friends had made nature take its course and she was showing the first signs of coming into heat. Next spring I will get a pup from her. While I must slave hunting and fishing for a living, Doug gets to do whatever the heck he wants to do for the rest of his life! What a perfect place to spend some time fishing, even Sunset ¡f the fish are not hungry. MARK <■/ EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER CHEVROLET 167095 Catering • Weddings Company Meals Family Reunions • Funerals 715-223-2777 www.smithbrosmeats.com Hwy. 13 South • Colby, WI 54421 Klemme Sales Inc. 125-129 Second Ave., Stratford, WI 54484 » ph: 715-687-4511 .fax:715-687-4507 http://www.smithbrosmeats.com CO
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By: Mark Walters Doug’s Retired possible. Doug Cibulka has earned his retirement This week Doug got back on the outdoor saddle and now he can fish any day of the week, and went on a simple camping and fishing trip with me to some backwater on the Mississippi River near Buffalo City. Our plan was to use my ATV and a trailer to get to a beautiful location and shore fish for perch where I have had good luck in the past. As usual, my golden retriever Red was with us. Tuesday, March 25 High 51, low 31 It would be a 2 trip event to get man and gear to where we called home for the next 54 hours. I had zero cares as I was on the shores of the Mississippi River with a good buddy and my pup and ready to have fun. I think it is important to mention that for myself the only thing that I cared about was doing as little as possible, between KAMO, NOAC, myjob and my home, I have been running hard. Before we even built camp, I told Doug I was going to rig lines and begin our shore fishing operation which is basically fishing off the bottom with either red worms or minnows for perch that are in this section of river to spawn. I would also like to mention that plenty of local fishermen hike in or take ATVs into this area to fish and there is a nearby trail that a lot of walkers enjoy and over the days Red would be able to play with at least 25 different'new friends.' I think that I should mention something about Red. Her mother Ruby passed away in January. As many people witnessed, Red and Ruby participated in at least 20 hardcore wrestling matches a day and the loss of her mother has put Red in a funk. One example would be Our camp on the backwaters Of the Mississippi that no matter what brand I purchased, she River near Buffalo City. quit eating dry dog food. So most fishermen on this adventure are way more into catching than I am, at least on this trip. Over the course of 3 days anyone that watched our camp would think it was quite the social scene. What I mean by that is at least 8 readers of this column recognized me and made a point of shooting the breeze with me and witnessing my 'I don't care about catching'attitudel By dark, Doug and I only had 3 perch and we entered the Eskimo mobile home for an evening of fine food and festivities. Wednesday, March 26 High 57, low 34 We were up 'somewhat' early and what a beautiful place to wake up. There is a pair of bald eagles taking turns sitting on a nest and thousands of ducks and geese enjoying spring. For about 4 hours we witnessed an incredible migration of an unimaginable number of ducks, geese and swans as they headed north with a south wind pushing them. The ducks would fly the highest and the swans the lowest. I watched my buddy shore fish with a challenging knee that is getting better. In this case, often he had to negotiate rocks and steep banks, but Dougy wanted perch fillets and after a long winter in the house, he wanted to play. As can be the case sometimes, we were not exactly on fire, as was the case for most fishermen. The water was very low and possibly the perch were about done spawning, but some fishermen that tried really hard were impressive. The following day we were in no rush to go home. Red was eating dry dog food and her new friends had made nature take its course and she was showing the first signs of coming into heat. Next spring I will get a pup from her. While I must slave hunting and fishing for a living, Doug gets to do whatever the heck he wants to do for the rest of his life! What a perfect place to spend some time fishing, even Sunset ¡f the fish are not hungry. MARK <■/ EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER CHEVROLET 167095 Catering • Weddings Company Meals Family Reunions • Funerals 715-223-2777 www.smithbrosmeats.com Hwy. 13 South • Colby, WI 54421 Klemme Sales Inc. 125-129 Second Ave., Stratford, WI 54484 » ph: 715-687-4511 .fax:715-687-4507 http://www.smithbrosmeats.com CO
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