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Today’s outdoor tidbits

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ August 15, 2014 ⋅ 2 Comments

Today we’ve got several things: a word about the weather, a short fishing report and a followup to D’Arbonne’s spot on Duck Dynasty. First, the weather: It has been unseasonably cool this week, but it should get hot again tomorrow. Don’t like the weather here? How about these extremes? The world’s lowest temperature yesterday was … Continue reading →

There’s treasure behind that green worm spit…

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ August 12, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Way back when, my dad and one of his fishing partners, Tom Guthrie, didn’t share much in common. What they did share was the love of fishing, dad’s 12-foot aluminum boat and Mr. Tom’s catalpa tree. All my memories here are not favorable. I used to hate to “pick” catalpa worms. But I loved to … Continue reading →

Bussey Brake: Old being made new

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ July 24, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

After the drive just north of Bastrop, I stopped first on the south end of Bussey Brake and walked up the levee at the old water pumping station. Wow. The lake is empty, except a few deep holes near the intake and outtake areas, a few spots out in the lake and a couple of … Continue reading →

Grand camping – Part 4

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ July 17, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

Final in a four-part series Now it’s time for the After Party: So where’d everybody go? Today, when there’s a big event, it isn’t necessarily over when it’s over. The cool thing to do is have an “After Party” too. The “after party” after a camping/fishing/family vacation road trip usually involves eating up the leftovers … Continue reading →

Grand Camping Vacation – Part 1

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ July 14, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

First of a four-part series It’s not my fault. It’s Ollie Hopnoodle’s. When my grown kids suggested we take them and our grandchildren camping on the lake this summer, I couldn’t wait. I had an excellent role model to follow. In case you never had the privilege of seeing it, the satire of childhood recollections … Continue reading →

Unintended deceit

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ July 13, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Okay, this is too funny to not share with you and only Uncle Si and I could team up to do it. Yesterday, I got 251 “clicks” on lakedarbonnelife.com from Brazil. I get a daily report of how many clicks there are on the site and where they come from. I do get viewers from … Continue reading →

Fishing success scattered

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ July 9, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

Fighting the hot weather to catch a mess of fish isn’t one of the most popular things going on in our area right now. But those that are putting up with the heat are catching some good fish. Mind you, it isn’t like the spring, but fish are still reportedly being caught on area lakes. … Continue reading →