Saint Croix valley 2014 in retrospect

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It's COLD so I'm making Jerky and drying some spices

I was just reminiscing of this past summer's river valley adventures, and thought I'd share them in a photo thread, while the leftover Turkey Queso's are toasting

Mid may on the Croix, My 1st year fishing down here...These were taken between the Boom site and the swing bridge

We fish North of O'Brien for the summer, and only Fish down here(Stillwater area) Before and after the pleasure boater's take over

This little Guy came out of one of my favorite "Cat Holes" up by OsseolaThe other's did too

We Haunted some of the East metro lakes one day per week, and tried to hit the river 2 days a week

Lake Elmo produced the biggest Largemouth of my career in early August

There are some nice fish to be had in the area lakes ....But I'm a Crusty river rat at heart!

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Views like this can make almost anybody a "River rat"

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It's such a spiritual place but it also can extract a toll on, under and

over the surface...I almost lost a unwary passenger on this snag.

Here's some early morning pix that should inspire some

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Sorry for the delay I'm having trouble resizing the pix

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Let's try this