The 17th Annual Youth Fishing Day will be held at Lake Orange on Saturday, September 10th from noon until 4 PM. Registration begins at 11:00. “This is a free event open to any child who can hold a fishing pole - from ages 2 through 16,”says Darrell Kennedy at Anglers Landing at Lake Orange. “Every child will receive a certificate and prizes are awarded for the largest fish caught of each … [Read more...]
My Transistor Radio
A defining moment in the lives of many Boomers came in October 1954 when Texas Instruments and a company called the Regency Division of I.D.E.A. combined to offer the first production model of the transistor radio. No longer would be young people be tied to a plug-in radio in the den or a manually tuned radio in the car to listen to their favorite rock and roll songs. Now, with a smaller, portable … [Read more...]
Floozie’s Pie Shop
By Sherman Shifflett A couple of years back, Jade Lourenco and Debbie Wollett, the co-owners of Obrigado's Restaurant in Louisa, decided to open a pie shop next to their restaurant on Main Street. Jade and Debbie had worked together at Tanyard Country Club prior to opening the restaurant and pie shop. Selecting an appropriate name for their shop was important. They considered … [Read more...]
Common Sense Golf Etiquette
By Ron Granitz Why is it that common sense seemingly flies out the window when you play golf somewhere other than your home course and sometimes even on your home course? It’s amazing how some people go brain dead when playing golf just because they paid their money and feel the course is now an open book for all the stupid thoughts, words and deeds they can muster. I guess the … [Read more...]
A Garden Full of Fish
On a December morning many years ago – I suppose it was around the time Richard Nixon was suggesting that 18 or 20 minutes be erased from his Presidential tapes - a half dozen of us rose before dawn to drive and meet a charter captain at Callao for a fishing trip on the Chesapeake Bay. As I recall, we had our first Bloody Mary before we got to Richmond and had deplenished our entire bottle of … [Read more...]
In White Peach Heaven
For 11 months a year, we are forced to buy fresh peaches that are anything but. They are likely imports from Mexico or South America that were picked months in advance and stored in cold lockers. These alien peaches are as hard as rocks and tasteless. But now, fellow peach aficionados, our time has come. The white peaches are in season and many local and regional orchards are bringing them to … [Read more...]
A Few More Bluebirds
There are now a few more bluebirds gracing our neighborhood than before. Our resident pair managed to raise a family despite the sweltering days of late July and early August and the young ones have fledged. Unlike previous bluebird families that used our bluebird box, this family stayed in the yard for several days after the chicks fledged, taking advantage of the free meal worms I put in … [Read more...]
Duck Survey Results Announced
A recently completed survey shows that most species of ducks remain well above long-term averages The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released its recent report on 2016 Trends in Duck Breeding Populations, based on surveys conducted in May and early June. Overall, duck numbers in the survey area are statistically similar to last year and remain steady. Total populations were … [Read more...]
Sailfish On the Piers
No need to charter a boat and motor 30 miles to the Gulf Stream to catch a sailfish. In Nags Head, the water is so warm this week in the surf that several sailfish, though small, were caught off the piers. Southeast breezes raised the water tempearture to the upper 70’s, according to TW’s Tackle in Nags Head. Here is their report: Surf: Spot, Sea Mullet, Pompano and Flounder and Bluefish … [Read more...]
Summertime Trout
South River Flyshop in Waynesboro says that despite the heat, the trout bite has been steady on the South River thanks to the feeding springs and recent rains. Tricos are still falling each morning and the hexagenia atrocaudata hatch has started in the evenings. Terrestrials are the middle of the day go-to flies with the Fat Albert, Eric's Clodhopper, Arlienator Ant and Tony's Love Bug beetle … [Read more...]
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