Finally, Real Winter Weather! WE HA!

[Dave M.]

Sorry Dave but that isn't close. I have fished and hunted Michigan Indiana and Ohio for over 50 of my 70 years. I also don't hunt and fish on my time off, being retired since 1991 this is MY LIFE! I do it daily, hunt fish shoot, and ride the Harley. But trust me, this is the absolute most private wild area on the Lower Peninsula!! If you understand that, you understand why I will not disclose it, especially on social media!

I found this place thru a friend that bought a cabin on these lakes. Not farm ponds! These are all spring fed, no inlet, only an outlet, no runoff except the 1.5 miles of woods from the north, anything north of that, flows NE to another drainage. Everything east and west of this valley flows into the tributary that is the outlet, or overflow of these three lakes. All three are over 40" deep, and sand and gravel bottom. Dammed linking them as a chain accessible by channels.

I'm sorry but there may be larger areas, non as wild or secluded from the public with the wildlife and waterfowl per acre, and the average size of the fish, as here! I will assure more resident living within 20 miles of these lakes are unaware they are here, as there are that know of them. The are only visible by the air, without trespassing. Over 2 mile wide, and over 5 miles in length.

But I'm sorry and I am sure you are understanding why I won't disclose the location, if you don't understand that, your one of the reasons I don't. I've seen to many places private and public destroyed by the masses, who only care to live for today once they find these special places. From Manistee to Grayling, the bridge to Grand rapids, from two track road beds to pavement, I've beat most of it in the last 30 years, it's just what I do. Mushroom hunting to varmint and big game, National and State forest, to private. I spend a lot of time on the U.P. as well, for one reason, it is the only other place with surroundings like this. These pics are taking from my deck, and are all within 300 yards of my deck,
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Must be amazing to retire when you are 35 ish.

 

[Dave M.]

Sorry Dave but that isn't close. I have fished and hunted Michigan Indiana and Ohio for over 50 of my 70 years. I also don't hunt and fish on my time off, being retired since 1991 this is MY LIFE! I do it daily, hunt fish shoot, and ride the Harley. But trust me, this is the absolute most private wild area on the Lower Peninsula!! If you understand that, you understand why I will not disclose it, especially on social media!

I found this place thru a friend that bought a cabin on these lakes. Not farm ponds! These are all spring fed, no inlet, only an outlet, no runoff except the 1.5 miles of woods from the north, anything north of that, flows NE to another drainage. Everything east and west of this valley flows into the tributary that is the outlet, or overflow of these three lakes. All three are over 40" deep, and sand and gravel bottom. Dammed linking them as a chain accessible by channels.

I'm sorry but there may be larger areas, non as wild or secluded from the public with the wildlife and waterfowl per acre, and the average size of the fish, as here! I will assure more resident living within 20 miles of these lakes are unaware they are here, as there are that know of them. The are only visible by the air, without trespassing. Over 2 mile wide, and over 5 miles in length.

But I'm sorry and I am sure you are understanding why I won't disclose the location, if you don't understand that, your one of the reasons I don't. I've seen to many places private and public destroyed by the masses, who only care to live for today once they find these special places. From Manistee to Grayling, the bridge to Grand rapids, from two track road beds to pavement, I've beat most of it in the last 30 years, it's just what I do. Mushroom hunting to varmint and big game, National and State forest, to private. I spend a lot of time on the U.P. as well, for one reason, it is the only other place with surroundings like this. These pics are taking from my deck, and are all within 300 yards of my deck,
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Very nice pictures by the way. Excellent job and super clear shots.

 

[Old Navy]

Fishing is good here in Southern Idaho

 

[J.d. Popkes]

Like it says, sitting here in SC Mi. at my home away from home at the Lake. First time I been able to get on safe ice and walk on water in 3 years here! Best news is, it gonna last, a couple weeks anyways.

I was up @ 4am yesterday feeling like a little kid in a candy store, that in itself is worth more than money can buy, @ 70. Gorgeous weather 7* and high skies, with that huge chandelier in the ski last night this Wilderness retreat was perfect.
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I was on the ice and had 3 tipups setup before 6:30 am. But as great a morning and gorgeous as it was, not one flag by 12:30 pm.
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So it was time to wrap em up at 15* and get of the ice for a real breakfast out in the wild, grilled sausage, w/free range eggs over easy, and toast browned in butter, with OJ and camp Coffee, ya just can't have that at Cracker Barrel!
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5am and 19* this morning with light snow and 10 to 15 mph winds, now we're talking Pike fishing weather! Time to head out and get them 10" Suckers swimming on them tipups for one more time before me and Carter, my trust German Short-hair head 45 minutes back home in Ohio. Hopefully with at least one 42 to 48 inch Pike fore Fridays super?

But one thing was proven, there all good days at this age, just some are better than others! God has blessed me again, as he does every day in a different way, it's time to go see what he has in-store for me today! Hope everyone is having as good time as me, finally enjoying the first real winter weather we live in the North for, I dam sure am!

Looks great, glad you are enjoying it, don’t let the warm weather girls rain on your parade, I wish more people would move south leaving gods country more sparingly populated.

 

[butchlambert]

I've lived in Alaska for 2 different times for several years. The second time I went with my BIL and his buddy fishing. They were both Air Force officers. We didn't have the condo on the lake to fish out of. After striking out we walked to the lodge for an adult beverage. Guess what! We had no money and in the olden days we had no debit cards. We asked the bartender if we could leave our gloves for collateral. She said no, but served us a couple rounds with the promise to come back and pay the following week. She got a big tip!

 

[okie]

Sorry Dave but that isn't close. I have fished and hunted Michigan Indiana and Ohio for over 50 of my 70 years. I also don't hunt and fish on my time off, being retired since 1991 this is MY LIFE! I do it daily, hunt fish shoot, and ride the Harley. But trust me, this is the absolute most private wild area on the Lower Peninsula!! If you understand that, you understand why I will not disclose it, especially on social media!

I found this place thru a friend that bought a cabin on these lakes. Not farm ponds! These are all spring fed, no inlet, only an outlet, no runoff except the 1.5 miles of woods from the north, anything north of that, flows NE to another drainage. Everything east and west of this valley flows into the tributary that is the outlet, or overflow of these three lakes. All three are over 40" deep, and sand and gravel bottom. Dammed linking them as a chain accessible by channels.

I'm sorry but there may be larger areas, non as wild or secluded from the public with the wildlife and waterfowl per acre, and the average size of the fish, as here! I will assure more resident living within 20 miles of these lakes are unaware they are here, as there are that know of them. The are only visible by the air, without trespassing. Over 2 mile wide, and over 5 miles in length.

But I'm sorry and I am sure you are understanding why I won't disclose the location, if you don't understand that, your one of the reasons I don't. I've seen to many places private and public destroyed by the masses, who only care to live for today once they find these special places. From Manistee to Grayling, the bridge to Grand rapids, from two track road beds to pavement, I've beat most of it in the last 30 years, it's just what I do. Mushroom hunting to varmint and big game, National and State forest, to private. I spend a lot of time on the U.P. as well, for one reason, it is the only other place with surroundings like this. These pics are taking from my deck, and are all within 300 yards of my deck,
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Beautiful pictures

 

[okie]

At least the mosquitoes and ticks are finally gone....other than that it's too damn cold here. I can't even imagine living where everything freezes up. I'm having to wear a coat to feed the cows. I must be soft but I'm ready for my t-shirts like 2 weeks ago!

 

[Fred Bohl]

I've lived in Alaska for 2 different times for several years.

Butch I lived and worked with GE on Shemya AFB western (actually 52°43′27″N 174°07′08″E) Aleutian Islands for over 4 years September 1965 thru December 1969. Compared to the mainland we were a speck on the map 2.73 miles wide and 4.32 miles long (5.9 sq mi). I worked at the "Space Track" radar station.

Our winter weather wasn't bad but most significant was the wind. In 1968 we had 108 days with wind gusts over 100 Knots/hr (115 mph). Being on the boundary between the North American and Pacific plates, we were also subject to many small earthquakes to keep us entertained.

 

[243winxb]

I will be in the basement shooting air rifle & pistol.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

-13 this morning, with stiff breeze(or flags were frozen). Will not get above zero today. Still saw kids out on backyard rinks under lights last night.

 

[wildcatter]

There are so many all common, but daily scenes. Well spoken J.D. I wish they all loved the snow bird spaces they prefer! I also wish they could afford there love affair year round with such destinations, as you stated, it ia amazing how much sweeter it is this time of year, not dealing with those who want to destroy and change it to what it was never meant to be!




The seasons are all full of daily scenes from one to the next that keep this special. Even during the week in the warmer weather, it's the sounds of nature, till the nature whores move in on Friday night, but thankfully when I arrive back Monday afternoon, rarely are this crowd scene during the week. With so few living here, and most for the same reason as I, even in warm weather, I think it is their offspring that shows for weekends to destroy the silence of nature. But fortunately they are short lived and 5 days a week I am blessed to enjoy the silence of nature, and scenes that are rarer on the weekends that time of year.

Now and then you hear a plane fly overhead, but the sounds of tires howling down the road, and people disturbing nature, no existent. Crickets, tree frogs, fish sunning and rolling in the shallows, with wild birds and waterfowl, the occasionally Coyote, Turkey, crows, etc, are the common sounds even in the warmer months on the weekdays I prefer to make my appearances. once in a while a pontoons idling thru break the silence, but mostly the silence of row boats kayaks and canoes are what is heard or seen.

When I found this years ago I was truly blessed! Today I can enjoy this surroundings an hour from home, where I used to spend 100's of miles to find anything resembling this soothing mind healing environment.

 

[butchlambert]

Butch I lived and worked with GE on Shemya AFB western (actually 52°43′27″N 174°07′08″E) Aleutian Islands for over 4 years September 1965 thru December 1969. Compared to the mainland we were a speck on the map 2.73 miles wide and 4.32 miles long (5.9 sq mi). I worked at the "Space Track" radar station.

Our winter weather wasn't bad but most significant was the wind. In 1968 we had 108 days with wind gusts over 100 Knots/hr (115 mph). Being on the boundary between the North American and Pacific plates, we were also subject to many small earthquakes to keep us entertained.

Pretty far west or as some say, the far east. In the middle 70s I trained a mechanic from there on doing maintenance of a few Subarus that were on the island. You were really on a remote site.

 

[CJ6]

-13 this morning, with stiff breeze(or flags were frozen). Will not get above zero today. Still saw kids out on backyard rinks under lights last night.

About the same here (so mn) - 31 wind chill.
Monday will be a bit cooler.

 

[butchlambert]

In 1955 I delivered the Daily News Miner on Ladd Airforce Base, now an Army post. They had 2 trailer courts about 1/4 mile apart. One for the enlisted men and the other for the officers. I was 11 or 12 yrs old and Dad had bought a surplus Army parka. It was great but dragged the ground as I wasn't very tall. It was -53 deg. that afternoon. I was between both of the trailer courts needing to pee. It was quite a chore there in the woods to unzip the coat, undo my pants, long johns, and underwear to do my business. Being young and not endowed with the cold weather it never got out all the way. I finished delivering papers with frozen jeans and underwear.
70 year later and I sure haven't forgotten!

 

[CJ6]

In 1955 I delivered the Daily News Miner on Ladd Airforce Base, now an Army post. They had 2 trailer courts about 1/4 mile apart. One for the enlisted men and the other for the officers. I was 11 or 12 yrs old and Dad had bought a surplus Army parka. It was great but dragged the ground as I wasn't very tall. It was -53 deg. that afternoon. I was between both of the trailer courts needing to pee. It was quite a chore there in the woods to unzip the coat, undo my pants, long johns, and underwear to do my business. Being young and not endowed with the cold weather it never got out all the way. I finished delivering papers with frozen jeans and underwear.
70 year later and I sure haven't forgotten!

It happens more than you know.

 

[GotRDid]

I'm sending you some even better next week, Enjoy!! I am! I can dress for this, and don't have to sit inside to enjoy it,,,

Make it STOP!

 

[Dave M.]

Fishing is good here in Southern Idaho

That’s a beauty.

 

[wildcatter]

Yes that is an excellent display of beauty! GRD, send some of that back!

 

[GotRDid]

Gladly; I’ll even pay the postage!

 

[Mark W]

I’m ready for me some more of that climate change. This crap is for the birds.