And while we’re recycling videos, how about this one from last year? Seems only appropriate. We actually filmed this one the week of December 15th last year. Lot colder then.
December, 2011
Dec 21
2011
Pere Marquette fishing report -Dec 20th
Fishing continues to be good here on the Pere Marquette. While we got about and inch of snow on Saturday, temperatures have yet to get really cold. Highs in the low to mid 30s and a good shot of rain last week have kept the river is great shape. There are good numbers of fish in the entire river system and as long as this weather holds we should continue to see good fishing.
I hit the lower river yesterday for a couple hours and swung streamers in three runs. On about the tenth swing in the first run the big fish you see below creamed that big orange and gold streamer.
Dec 19
2011
Indigo Guide Service in the new Orvis catalog
Have you seen the latest Orvis catalog? On pg.3A there’ s a shot that Tim Romano took of Kevin releasing a carp on Beaver Island. Pretty cool.
Dec 20
2011
Lake Michigan Pike: “Lake Shore all the Way”
Saw this over on Great Lakes Guru and thought it was pretty cool: a tourist guide from 1915 to the West Michigan Pike, from Chicago to Mackinaw. Today this is pretty much all rt.31. The entire 73 page booklet is available as a PDF and is interesting not only for the copy (the tourism-speak isn’t too different today), but it’s also interesting to see how things have changed. For example, it’s neat to see how many more rail lines and ferries there were in 1915. There was apparently a “dummy” line (streetcar line) from Ludington north to Epworth Heights and Hamlin Lake.
It’s also cool to see the ads. I thought this one in particular was cool: a steamship cruise from Chicago to Niagara Falls and back, for 7 days, room and meals included, for $40.