A big bull dolphin! In the Bay, it’s spot, spot, and more spot. Buckroe Pier and Ocean View Pier anglers are bringing them in by the cooler full. The Rapp is also producing lots of fish. Nice puppy drum are coming from across the Bay. Speckled trout are also biting at Hampton and all the inlets. The sheepshead bite is still on. Crabs have been the bait of choice. Anglers … [Read more...]
Catch and Release: Do It Right
More and more anglers are practicing catch and release. The idea is that a fish is too valuable a resource to be caught only once. But catch and release is only effective if the fish is released back into the water alive and able to resume its natural life. Many well-intended anglers kill fish they intended to keep alive. The late Lefty Kreh, a fly-fishing guru, told me once that he … [Read more...]
Wild Root Cream Oil
As men age, they either go bald or turn gray. Some say that having gray hair is better than none at all, but I’m not convinced. Gray hair looks distinguished, at first. Then it begins to lose its thickness and natural oils and turns from gray to an off-white. After a blow dry in the morning, you look like a Q-Tip that stuck its toe in an electrical outlet. So gray (white) isn’t necessarily better … [Read more...]
Squirrel Wars
The Afghanistan conflict wasn’t our longest war. The eternal battle between bird lovers and squirrels is the war that never ends. There can be brief moments of détente, but very brief. If there is bird seed in the area, squirrels will find it or die trying. Our backyard is a demilitarized zone so far as squirrels are concerned. I feed them (and the birds) on the ground in the way back … [Read more...]
Zucchini Potato Pancakes
Wow! Are they good! I saw a recipe for Zucchini Potato Pancakes recently and decided to give it a try. I was in the mood for some Squash Fritters anyway and figured this would be close. It was better. One of the best things I’ve put in my mouth in quite a while, It’s a little labor intensive, but not terribly and it cooks quickly so you can get it from the fridge to the table in about 30 … [Read more...]
Dawn Powerwash
There is a new product beside our kitchen sink. Our friend, Terry Tigner, introduced us to Dawn Powerwash. It makes after dinner clean-ups a thousand times easier. Often, we eat late and sometimes don’t feel like immediately doing the dishes, especially when I have cooked and left pots and pans in a state of greasy disarray. With Dawn Powerwash, simply spray the dishes and pots before … [Read more...]
Swannanoa? Really?
If you haven’t played Swannanoa golf course in a while, you’re in for a surprise. In previous years, you could give a downhill putt a good rap and often leave it short. Not anymore. The greens at Swannanoa are now fast and quick, and there are no more mysterious bumps on the surfaces. They have really improved the course. Last year, during the Chinese Virus (it came from China, you know), a lot … [Read more...]
El Mariachi
By Sherman Shifflett There are several good Mexican restaurants in the Charlottesville area, and now you can add another one. The El Mariachi Bar and Grill at Zion Crossroads. Ava Pippin and I have dined there several times and we plan to return. I can assure you the food is good. Not that I am an authority on Mexican food, but I believe I know more than the average bear. I lived in … [Read more...]
Sedum Autumn Joy
“Come look at all the bees!” my wife had called. “What kind of bees?” I asked, wanting to make sure this backyard visit was worth missing part of the football game I was watching. “Honeybees?” she exclaimed. And they were! Real live honeybees, by the dozens, flitting their way between blooms on what was for us at that time an unidentified flowering plant. Our son Jimmie had given us these … [Read more...]
September Spot
It’s mid-September. In saltwater, that means one thing. Spot. Big yellow-bellied spot. The tasty panfish are spread from well up into the Rappahannock River to the shorelines of Virginia Beach, and there are some dandy fish being caught – up to 14-inches! Spot are in the inlets at Rudee and Lynnhaven and they are tugging at lines dropped from the piers. Spot generally prefer hard-bottom areas, in … [Read more...]
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