September 27th, 2005

Well, I finally took the time to go out fishing!  For the past two days I have taken the boat out and caught fish on the pond.  The first night I caught a bunch of fish, it was simply a matter of putting the fly in the water and hauling in a fish.  (thanks Larry for the flies)  The largest was 14 or 15 inches and the smallest was around 10 inches.  I took my camera out to take pictures with but the digital camera was out of film.  (actually the battery died after the first couple of pictures, and they did not come out all that well)  Now day two was another story.  The first thing I caught a nice fish 12 inches long.  The wind was blowing pretty good and the boat was going around and around in circles.  I whipped the line back into the water and straightened the boat out.  I headed back to where the fish were and the next thing I knew I had something yanking at my line.  I set the hook and it really started pulling.  The only problem was, what I had was my outboard motor.  The line had wrapped around the prop and it was twisting the line up in a big mess.  I shut off the motor and proceeded to un-tangle the line.  (make that TRY to un-tangle the line)  I finally got it off the motor, but it was twisted up so bad that I ended up cutting half of the fly line off.  That was the sinking part of the line that was putting me down to where the fish were.  I managed to get everything rigged back up and headed around my circuit once again.  I only had one other bite and did not manage to hook up.  Tomorrow I will have to put on a new line if I am to get our fishing again this week.  (Who said that fishing was easy and relaxing)  I received a few pictures of our campsites from guests that were up recently.  They show the Pond in one of it's prettiest settings.  I hope that you enjoy them as much as I do.

   

And here is a picture of the moose that I saw the other day on my way to town.  As always, click on any of the pictures to enlarge them.   (I knew that you should have left your camera with me Lori !!)
GT



September 22nd, 2005

The leaves are finally showing some of the vivid fall colors in places now. We have yet to have a heavy frost, although we did have just a very light one a week or so ago.  One of these nights it will all change for sure.  Soon the woods up here will be all the best that mother nature has to offer in the way of painting the tree.  The trees are losing the ability to produce chlorophyll and thus we have the changing of colors. Today is the first day of fall.  Know as the Autumnal or Fall Equinox, it is the time when there is 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. I know that here at Frost Pond we will have 12 hours and 10 minutes of daylight today.  So the date cannot be exact for all locations.  We will have 12 hours and 2 minutes of daylight on the 25th of September and 11 hours and 58 minutes on the 26th.  But today around 4:30 is around the "official" start of fall.  The fishing has been very good lately.  To quote one of our guests,  "The fishing in the river has been spectacular".  They had a great time catching fish in the river earlier this week.  Folks fishing the pond have been doing pretty good as well.  The temptation for me to go out and try my luck is growing each day.  Just as I started to do this entry this morning, a couple of the guys came in and wanted to rent a boat to go out and try their luck.  I got the boat and motor ready for them and told them where to fish.  If they get some pictures and email them to me I will put them on the journal.  Almost every night my son has to talk about deer hunting with me.  He is getting ready for hunting season as this is the first year that he can hunt.  I purchased him a lifetime hunting and fishing license when he was 5 years old.  Anyone who has a youngster who is interested in fishing or hunting should look into this option.  It is a great savings for them as their license is good for the rest of their life, even if they move out of state when they are older.

September 14th, 2005

Who can figure out this weather!  First it is cold and it feels like it is time to put on the "long handled" underwear, then it is in the 80"s !  All in all, it has been quite nice, but I prefer the cooler weather.  Even though the temps have been in the high 70's the first part of the week, the breeze kept it very comfortable.  Today is warm, but again the breeze is there to help.  Almost time to try my luck at fishing once again.  Just a few more days and I should be caught up to the point where I can get out for a couple of hours.  The leaves are starting to turn a little more each day.  We still have not had a hard frost yet, but I think by the looks of my garden that we may have got a little one night.  As soon as we get a good frost, the leaves will probably get a boost in turning color.  I went out for a trip the other day and did see moose.  I managed to also see what a flat tire looked like.  I run over a rock and all of the air just came right out.  That is only the second time I have had a flat in the past couple of years.  I plugged the hole and added some air.  I had to stop 3 times to add fresh air.  I really wanted to change the tire at home as I have much better tire changing equipment here.  I made it home and the next day changed the tire.  So now I am back on the road once again.  It will only be a month or so before I put the studded snow tires on anyway.  I try to get them on before the snow arrives.  They sure help with getting around up in these parts.  Hard to think about snow when it is in the high 70's !
GT

September 6th, 2005

Well folks, I am back.  Maureen and Jed have returned to the rigors of school once again.  It sure was a strange day here today without them!  I managed to keep myself busy with camp chores and such.  It sure was a beautiful day up here today.  There was bright warm sun and a nice breeze to make it comfortable.  The loons were very happy to have the pond to themselves. (bet you did not know that I can understand "loon" talk)  This has to be one of my favorite times of year.  September and October can have the most comfortable weather and the air has a smell that stirs the blood in one's body.  Maureen, Jed, and myself went on a day trip on Sunday.  We took the canoe and paddled down the river for about 8 miles. (we put in at Roll Dam and took out at Lobster Stream) What a remarkable time we had on this little trip.  With Jed in the bow and Dad in the stern, Mom was along for the ride, well, at least for half the trip.  After lunch, Mom took the bow and Jed was along for the ride. We saw ducks, cormorants, eagles and moose tracks.  (the moose was not standing in the tracks at the time)  It was a very fine way for the family to spend the last full day together before school.  The trout will be changing into their fall colors this month and they can become extremely cooperative to a properly presented fly or lure.  Some of the biggest fish of the year will be taken in September.  (with any luck I will be one of the takers, pictures will follow this event, if it happens)  I have a report that the Warden has been seeing a number of deer lately.  He also mentioned that the grouse are starting to show up.  I have not been out of the camp yard much this summer so I have to rely on others for the reports.  I have seen moose on about every trip out and a fair number of deer.  The bulls are starting to get ready for the rut by removing the velvet from their antlers.  Over the weekend we had a group of folks go hiking in Baxter State Park.  They said that the view from the mountain that they climbed was wonderful and that they will return. Some of the best climbing will occur this month.  The air does not have the "haze" that it sometimes has in the summer when the humidity is high. Later in the month when the leaves reach their full peak color, this part of the state is magnificent.  I have noticed that it sometimes appears that on a cloudy or lightly raining day the colors are even more vivid than on the bright sunny days.  I know that pictures come out much better on these days.

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