Who are we? Post your Bios here!

[Peachy]

Yes, I live in the Bellevue area. :-) Which part of Omaha did u live in?

[Sandmannd]

I lived downtown for a few years then I lived west of boys town in a trailor until I moved. I believe they tore the park down now to expand the road. Been to Bellevue a lot though.

[Weed Shark]

 Originally Posted By: lakerunner

Before going to college, myself and a friend ran our own guide service on the Big and Little Manistee Rivers which are blue-ribbon trout streams. We would start fishing King salmon in the river around August 1st--some salmon would run with the Skamaia steelhead (a summer run strain) and fish kings until the first wave of stealhead, then lake run browns in mid-november and then fish the 2nd run of stealhead and all winter for the ones that would winter-over in the river...

LakeRunner-I knew a guy who grew up fishing Michigan stream and rivers. He'd get this far away look in his eye talking about them. Sounds like a great place to grow up. Someday, Carter will be thankful his dad showed him those places.

[Peachy]

Omaha definitely have changed quite a bit! :-)

[ole]

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[LABS4ME]

I don't generally post a lot about my personal life here on FM, and I'll be honest... I don't check the gals forum out much... but this is a real neat idea! It has been interesting to read alot of the bios on this thread! I may have to invade this forum more often!

My name is Ken Owl and I'm just a whisker shy of 44 years old. Married for 16 years and have 2 sons. Zach, who many on here already know is severly disabled and the sweetest boy in the whole world (and the apple of my wife's eye) and Hunter who is my good fishing and especially hunting buddy. I also raised my wife's 2 children from a previous marriage My daughter Abby who is 23 and just graduated from college and got her first job as an RN and my son Eric 26, who needs a job... anybody hiring?

As you can tell by my screen name, I have labradors... I have had them for my entire adult life after a owning a shorthair for my 1st hunting dog. I trained and trialed and tested many dogs in my 20s and 30s, but I quit all that and they are just my hunting dogs now. As of right now I have a 3 year old black, and a 14 year old yellow. This last year I spread my wings and tried another breed, a field bred American Cocker Spaniel. He is one of the coolest dogs I've ever owned! But man-o-man, have I taken some [PoorWordUsage] from my buddies about him!

I am a Landscape Designer and for the second time in 13 years, I am starting up a new company. Been in landscaping more or less my entire career...

I'm the mod. for the hunting dog forum and have been a member of FM almost from the start... just can't tally up the posts like a lot of other members... and I've never had an avatar... Lisa will chide me for that! and no I'm not using a tulip or pansy! (inside joke!)

A little fun fact... with the last name Owl, people usually asume I'm Native American, but in reality, my Grandpa came from Poland. When he was being naturalized, the judge pronounced his last name as Sowa (Polish for Owl), the way it is spelled. But in Poland it is pronounced Sova and he wanted the judge to pronounce it that way... the judge said in America it's pronounced Sowa, and my Grandpa said "if your not going to say it as Sova, then it's Owl"!... Geez, thanks Gramps!

My wife and Patsy (KellyP's wife)

Zach at the cabin

Dad - Hunter and Chaser (Chaser's 1st hunt)

Hunter and Breeze (Breeze's last hunt at 12 y.o.)

That oughta' wrap it up!

Good Luck!

Ken

[Lisa Almquist]

It's nice to get to know you a little better Ken! I read your posts alot in the URL forum-you must spend alot of time on that lake. What a full and happy life you have! Everyone is always welcome in the Women's forum! Please come in and share! I, for one, need all the help I can get!! We can even find a real nice avatar for you since I have a knack for that.

[Fisherman For a Lifetime]

Hi Lisa & everyone!

This is a cool thread...

The basics about me:

47 years old, Divorced 18 years ago, not re-married yet, but want to be - still looking for the right one... 6', 180Lbs, blue eyes, mostly brown hair. Daughter is 20 & in Iowa going to college, she is a total sweetheart & no big worries yet!

Worked 26 years in the Hi-Tech Industry for Military, Consumer & the last 16+ years developing Implantable Pacemaker & Defibrillator processes to save & improve tens of thousands of lives. What a humbling experience when they come in once a year to thank us, can get very teary eyed.

Got laid off in November when they eliminated ~1,000 jobs, no fault of my own, mine went to Ireland. Got a nice severance & great health pkg. so there's no hurry to run back to work. Kinda looking, but I started my own company & we'll see how that goes.

Love to save & invest, live within my means, never paid a cent on CC debt in 15 years as I pay things off right away.

Fished Winnie a lot since age 4, Dad fished Winnie since 1947 (no kidding) Speared on Winnie since age 8, netted tulibees & whitefish & smoked them. Ummmmmmm.... Love to fish many lakes & the Croix.

LOVE to cook & grill & love to try new recipes I develop from scratch. Up to 42 people who said the ribs I make are the best they ever tasted. It took a long time to experiment to get this recipe!

Tons more, that's just a tiny bit.

Thanks for having this thread..........!

Have a great day!

FFaL

[reelemin]

Hey Ken good to learn more about you, great family you have there. Welcome over to the "cool" forum

[reelemin]

fisherman for a life time - welcome - nice to learn more about ya.

[Lisa Almquist]

Thanks for putting your bio in FFaL! It's great to hear from you!

[Peachy]

Welcome to this thread. I have learned quite abit about our fellow FM'ers! :-)

[Fisherman For a Lifetime]

Thanks very much reelemin, Lisa & Peachy!!

Have a great day & spring is (really) just around the corner.....

[MuskyRookie]

Well here is mine: I am 50 years old, born and raised in the beautiful state of Minnesota. I ventured off to California in the 80's and after 15 years living in La La land, I came home to my roots. I am a lifetime fisherman and spend as much time as possible on the water in and around the Twin Cities.

I am divorced with two beautiful children, an 18 year old daughter and an 11 year old son. Unfortunately, my ex is moving my kids back to California so I will definitely have more time to myself on the water. I have to somehow find a saving grace in that as I failed in my 2 year battle to keep them here in Minnesota.

I have a 16 foot Northwood with a 40 h.p. Merc that I have had for the past 7 years. I love to fish the Croix for walleyes and metro musky lakes such as Harriet, Independence and Tonka. I am always looking for fishing partners as I have trouble finding people crazy enough to be the first on the water before the sun rises.

It's been interesting reading all of the bios on here and would love to get to know some locals to join me this season.

Randy (click link below for photos)

[Fisherman For a Lifetime]

Hey MuskyRookie,

Thanks for posting - best wishes with all of that going on with your children...

I am similar to you - hard to find people to go early, on the Croix, etc., so I usually go myself also. Trying to change that this year... Maybe we can meet up on the water sometime!!

FFaL

[reelemin]

MuckieRookie - thanks for sharing, Glad you made it over to the Womens Forum, the cool forumest in town - I'm not a morning person, so "before the sun rises" is out for me .

[The Hammer]

Hi

My name is Matt but go by Hammer. If you haven't guessed I am a carpenter. I am originally from Rosemount MN and now live in Shakopee.

I am 38 and married to a great woman Karen, we have three kids Lauren 5, and Hannah and Vincent 3 (twins).

When I am not working I love to hunt and fish or make my own jigs for those awesome walleyes.

We spend time at the cabin in Dandury Wisconsin or in Nevis MN.

I own a 20' Skeeter and love to be in it,if it is on a small lake or fishing on Lake Michigan for salmon.

My wife is a freelance graphic designer who loves to fish with me any chance she gets, except for the ice she wont do it.

Just a little about myself.

Thanks

Hammer

[Lisa Almquist]

MuskyRookie,

Nice to meet you. I would love to try musky fishing but you live too far away from me! Post pics this summer of the fish you catch.

Matt (The Hammer),

Thanks for putting your bio in! It's great to get to know you better.

[glenn57]

has anyone here seen the explain your name on the open water forum. just found it yesterday, only to page 15. pretty neat also.

[bassNspear]

but still not as cool as what we have here with the ladies.

[glenn57]

bns,i hear ya on that one. nowhere else can a man get abused like we do here. hehehe. seriously though this site is the most fun and one of the first i look at. girls keep up the good work!!!!!!!

[Lisa Almquist]

Hey thanks guys! This is a team effort tho! We all have fun in here!

[reelemin]

Hey Hammer, great to meet ya. I was a contractor for 15 yrs. I loved framing!

[smilee_54]

I guess I will keep this thread going.

Jeremy Smith I am 31 years old I have married for almost 5 years to my lovely wife Julie. We have two kids allison,she is 4 and hunter my son who is 2. I was born and raised in red wing. I was introduted to fishing when I was a young kid. My uncle took me ice fishing don't ever remember catching anything though. I started shore fishing when I was in high school with a buddy of mine. We caught carp for the most part. My parents never fished so I am pretty much self taught and learn new things everytime I go out. I am a security officer. I bought my first boat last year when I found out that I was going to canada for a fishing trip. Its not much a 73 lund car topper boat(thats what I was told) 18 horse evinrude. Its a small boat. Its only 48 inches wide but it does the trick for now. That was one of the best vacations I have ever had. I took my daughter fishing when she was two. My wifes family has a cabin near DL on fish lake. She pulled up a sunny on a snoopy pole and ran away crying. She wanted me to fish with her pole(I looked kinda silly but she liked it) I fish the river or where I can put a line in. I like to deer hunt. I use to hunt small game but with the family its hard to find time to do all the things I use to. My wife likes to fish and she use to small game hunt with me. I also like to spend time with the family of course

[croixflats]

Here it goes

I was a we we child born in the back of a 57 chevy, just kidding.

Im a Minnesota lifer born and raised Minnesotan. Vacation in Austin Texas for one year in 1985 after that always lived in Lake StCroix Beach one block off the St.Croix river.

I'LL be around 42 at the end of may. never been married no kidds and free ,in a sencse I think. I mainly fish the St.Croix.

I usually stick to walley and I accsionally Target the Cats and the Sturgeon ,when the season comes around.

I fish prety much by myself but I do enjoy fishing with others. Always looking for others to join me. So If anyone would like to join me it would be my honner and treat. All You need is the will to have fun weather were skunked or we have a big haul and you dont mind some rambling on. I sure dont mind.

Im a self employed landscaper so my schedule is verry flexable for fishing.

I try to make out to Montanna as often as I can, My brother lives out there.Do the fly fishing thing out there.

My fishing rig is a 18 ft Dynatrak fish and ski with a 150 Yamaha pushing it.

Still learning the St.Croix and I think I always will be. Always willing to try differant fishing spots and techniqes Maybe Ill see ya out there.

How do I end this rambling I suppose I could Just stop. Ok I stoped