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TSBB General Talk / Re: BUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last post by pgandw - Today at 04:05 PMI was complaining about our yellow flies, which are horrible this year. I get bit everyday, and they leave welts. A friend said to try posting a few artificial dragon flies around (the beautiful dragons eat mosquitoes and yellow flies, so are much loved in these parts). Says it actually works.
Fred W
Stuart (ODay) Mariner 19 Sweet P
the swamps of NE North Carolina
Fred W
Stuart (ODay) Mariner 19 Sweet P
the swamps of NE North Carolina
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TSBB General Talk / Washburn City Marina
Last post by noelH - Today at 02:48 PMIf heading up to this area and planning to use the Washburn City Marina. All the new paving is in. Huge steel plate covers the dip in the ramp caused by the power loader/launchers. Vela only needs 28" of depth to launch. My trailer wheels are a couple feet uphill from the plate.
Met a nice couple from Montana. Larger trailer sailboat. No issues launching or retrieving. They had a nice couple weeks enjoying L. Superior sailing. Plan to return. Cool weather, calm to moderate (F5) winds, no real rainy days or nights. No bugs. JMHO, May and June are nice if you don't mind the cooler conditions. Sept and October are nicer with more consistent wind to strong winds and warmer water. July and August. For the tourist that like mellow and warm conditions.
Met a nice couple from Montana. Larger trailer sailboat. No issues launching or retrieving. They had a nice couple weeks enjoying L. Superior sailing. Plan to return. Cool weather, calm to moderate (F5) winds, no real rainy days or nights. No bugs. JMHO, May and June are nice if you don't mind the cooler conditions. Sept and October are nicer with more consistent wind to strong winds and warmer water. July and August. For the tourist that like mellow and warm conditions.
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TSBB General Talk / Re: Lake Superior is still too...
Last post by noelH - Today at 02:35 PMOffshore water temp report this AM was 39F. The Bay has warmed up to where the spray is just a bit chilly. Sunday was another "normal" L. Superior day. Needed to wear the Baltic float vest for warmth. At least the shorts stayed uncovered and sailed barefooted. Full sail to 1st reef set to full sail to F1-2 breeze to what the .... should have reefed. At least I didn't get drenched by a squall line this time.
Bayfield Race Week. Yesterday I think was a no race day due to the storms. Unsure if they ran the Around the Islands Race due to the unsettled conditions. No results. So assuming they didn't. Today, F0-1 conditions. Watched the first 12 boats try to reach Houghton Pt. I think there was a recall/cancel. Boats were all turning back to Madeline. Or the mark was set way short of Houghton Pt. Big boats with low to negative PHRF rating and barely moving.
Bayfield Race Week. Yesterday I think was a no race day due to the storms. Unsure if they ran the Around the Islands Race due to the unsettled conditions. No results. So assuming they didn't. Today, F0-1 conditions. Watched the first 12 boats try to reach Houghton Pt. I think there was a recall/cancel. Boats were all turning back to Madeline. Or the mark was set way short of Houghton Pt. Big boats with low to negative PHRF rating and barely moving.
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TSBB General Talk / Re: BUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last post by noelH - Today at 02:23 PMGreat year for wood ticks, but zilch for mossies or bitting flies. Too dry until yesterday. Finally some rain v. maybe a sprinkle once in awhile. +5cm/2" yesterday with another ~1" overnight up at the house. Headed into town yesterday to drop off some library material. Rivers of water running downhill on the sidewalks and streets to the Lake. NWS noted the storm the last storm line that blew through over the night traversed L. Superior. Sound of howling wind (+40kt) ripping through the woods and the crack of a tree somewhere in the forest woke me for a moment. Today... Uggg. Humidity was more than high at sunrise. Temps low 70s and dead calm. Noon temps hit 90F, but the RH has dropped to mid 50s. The bad. Bitting flies hatched overnight. Not a good day to be drifting out on L. Superior. Like you would be today. Glassy surface with a few lines of ripples here and there. The buggers seem to find you if sailing within a couple miles of any shoreline.
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TSBB General Talk / Re: Look what the cat dragged ...
Last post by Brian N. - Today at 09:03 AMSharing a mutual interest in sailing, boating and things nautical is only part of appeal of this forum. I find honesty, humility and willingness to share experiences and knowledge that go beyond what is typical of most forums. No machismo attitudes, hubris or "I told you so". Everyone is respected and accepted.
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Tales and Trip Reports / Re: Fishing at Cedar Key . . ...
Last post by Riley Smith - Today at 08:37 AMCrappie are the thing up there Frank. One of my late cousins regularly slayed them at Ross-Barnett. Big ole slabs too! Best results are with a crappie pole and Slater's jigs in a sunken tree top! One of the best tasting fried fish you can find if it is coated with yellow meal Fish Fry 
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TSBB General Talk / Re: Look what the cat dragged ...
Last post by Riley Smith - Today at 07:16 AM"One of the very best part of this wonderful forum is the people I've become friends with"
Ain't it the truth! Hi Tom, I'm glad to see you and family are well and am jealous of the pontoon boat
Ain't it the truth! Hi Tom, I'm glad to see you and family are well and am jealous of the pontoon boat
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TSBB General Talk / Look what the cat dragged in
Last post by Timm R Oday25 - Jun 29, 2026, 09:34 PMYou cannot view this attachment.
One of the very best part of this wonderful forum is the people I've become friends with .
I was invited to stay for a few days with Tom Parrent in his new home in central Michigan .
Part of the invitation was a chance to meet his bride Yenz . What an absolutely charming and adorable young woman .
The last time I saw his son Spike he was in a hospital bed being prepped for brain surgery . He has now finished his first year of college at a prestigious film college .
I would not say Tom has elevated his standards in every aspect of his , he now pilots a pontoon boat around the lake, but hey at least he is still on the water
He said to say hello to those who still remember him . One of the very finest people I've ever met . I'm honored to be his friend . Oh yes , he let me wire his basement , put up a few walls and repair his irrigation pump before telling me I was overstaying my welcome 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉
One of the very best part of this wonderful forum is the people I've become friends with .
I was invited to stay for a few days with Tom Parrent in his new home in central Michigan .
Part of the invitation was a chance to meet his bride Yenz . What an absolutely charming and adorable young woman .
The last time I saw his son Spike he was in a hospital bed being prepped for brain surgery . He has now finished his first year of college at a prestigious film college .
I would not say Tom has elevated his standards in every aspect of his , he now pilots a pontoon boat around the lake, but hey at least he is still on the water
He said to say hello to those who still remember him . One of the very finest people I've ever met . I'm honored to be his friend . Oh yes , he let me wire his basement , put up a few walls and repair his irrigation pump before telling me I was overstaying my welcome 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉
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Tales and Trip Reports / Re: Fishing at Cedar Key . . ...
Last post by Charles Brennan - Jun 29, 2026, 08:22 PMFrank, B., Yes, St. Joseph Bay County and Gulf County is the Johnny-Come-Lately of the various scalloping counties. Aug 16 through September 24.
Steinhatchee is June 15 through Labor day, (9/7/26, this year).
Levy County, (Cedar Key) Citrus County, (Crystal River) and Hernando County, (Homosassa) are all July 1 through September 24, as are Frankin and Taylor Counties.
You need a good Tide Table, Up-To-Date-Charts, and a Maritime Lawyer, in order to be a water sportsman, any more.
Where I live, all these counties fan out in a Westward arc from me, making it easy to pick and choose where (and when!)
to go to next.
Hope this clarifies,
Charles Brennan
Steinhatchee is June 15 through Labor day, (9/7/26, this year).
Levy County, (Cedar Key) Citrus County, (Crystal River) and Hernando County, (Homosassa) are all July 1 through September 24, as are Frankin and Taylor Counties.
You need a good Tide Table, Up-To-Date-Charts, and a Maritime Lawyer, in order to be a water sportsman, any more.
Where I live, all these counties fan out in a Westward arc from me, making it easy to pick and choose where (and when!)
to go to next.Hope this clarifies,
Charles Brennan
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Tales and Trip Reports / Re: Fishing at Cedar Key . . ...
Last post by Frank B. - Jun 29, 2026, 12:12 PMYep, I considered myself better than average when I lived on the coast. Caught my share of Specs, redfish, sheepshead, flounder, white trout, and was decent at throwing a cast net for mullet when nothing else worked. Also fairly good at wasting time and bait on hardheads and lady fish. Moved up north and never have gotten this fresh water thing down. Thinking about taking a guided trip just to learn how, particularly interested in Crappie.
You must have an early scallop season, Gulf county and St Joe Bay doesn't start till mid August. May or may not go this year. I love the catching process but hate the shucking process, haven't found anyone who will take that part on for me.
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You must have an early scallop season, Gulf county and St Joe Bay doesn't start till mid August. May or may not go this year. I love the catching process but hate the shucking process, haven't found anyone who will take that part on for me.
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