When you're out fishing on the big pond did you ever wonder how people ever got to be a boater, yet alone a fisherman. Rude people......can't operate a vessell yet alone one with fishing gear out. They cut you off, possibly tangle or break your lines, etc, etc.
Those of you know who you are.................go home, play tiddly winks or something & leave the fishing to the pros!!
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.lakeeriecaptain.com/
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Captain Art's thought for the day - opening things up
Just when can I find time to get everything done??????
Lake Erie is thawing out. Officially spring has begun but we're all anticipating the good weather arrival. The steelhead trout are in the shallows. Turkey hunting is opening in a week. My motorcycle is coming out of storage. The "Lucky Strike" is also coming out of storage as well as my wife's New Beetle. The campground is opening this week.
Do you know what all this tells me??? Just when will I find the time to get all the things done that need done? I can hardly believe I did it all through all these years and over 35 of them was while working a full time job! I'm glad I'm retired from industry. I don't know how I ever found the time to go to work.
I'm expecting an excellent walleye year in 2008. Our weekend charters are nearly all booked but you can still get an afternoon 4 man charter at a reduced rate.
Gotta go & get some of this work load accomplished!
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Lake Erie is thawing out. Officially spring has begun but we're all anticipating the good weather arrival. The steelhead trout are in the shallows. Turkey hunting is opening in a week. My motorcycle is coming out of storage. The "Lucky Strike" is also coming out of storage as well as my wife's New Beetle. The campground is opening this week.
Do you know what all this tells me??? Just when will I find the time to get all the things done that need done? I can hardly believe I did it all through all these years and over 35 of them was while working a full time job! I'm glad I'm retired from industry. I don't know how I ever found the time to go to work.
I'm expecting an excellent walleye year in 2008. Our weekend charters are nearly all booked but you can still get an afternoon 4 man charter at a reduced rate.
Gotta go & get some of this work load accomplished!
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Friday, April 11, 2008
Captain Art's thought for the day - rude people
I was in industry for over 35 years. I always took pride in listening to everyones requests. This could be from the smallest guy on the ladder to the CEO. I would listen to what they had to say and give them some response. I would always return phone calls. Even if it were to tell someone I wasn't interested.
Now it's the computer generation. It's surprising to me how many returns I get from peoples websites. What are the websites doing out there? I even created a blog recently to show our quest for link exchanges.
Why is it that when I ask questions to webmasters or owners that I only receive an answer back from less than 1% of the emails I send out? Is it that the web is filled with rude people? Even if the email did not get to the right place it would only be a mouse click for someone to forward it to whomever is in charge. Rude people - get off your butts & do some work, I am!
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Now it's the computer generation. It's surprising to me how many returns I get from peoples websites. What are the websites doing out there? I even created a blog recently to show our quest for link exchanges.
Why is it that when I ask questions to webmasters or owners that I only receive an answer back from less than 1% of the emails I send out? Is it that the web is filled with rude people? Even if the email did not get to the right place it would only be a mouse click for someone to forward it to whomever is in charge. Rude people - get off your butts & do some work, I am!
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Captain Art's thought for the day - saving bucks
A little bit more on saving bucks:
Today I had to revert back to an old ability of mine which I really didn't want to do: automobile mechanic. I have a Blazer which needed lower ball joints and with the price of fuel being what it is I chose not to let the local automotive shop do the work & did it myself.
Instead of doing just the lowers I chose to do the upper ball joints as well. Savings: about $400 big bucks. I'm sure everyone can find a better way of cutting corners than doing automotive work. Maybe you won't eat out as often......maybe you won't buy that new suit or major appliance you were looking at.
One thing is certain.......for the average person cutting costs somewhere to be able to put gasoline in your tank is a certainty. I'll still pray that God will bless America while our short sided politicians are running around with their heads stuck up their behinds.
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Today I had to revert back to an old ability of mine which I really didn't want to do: automobile mechanic. I have a Blazer which needed lower ball joints and with the price of fuel being what it is I chose not to let the local automotive shop do the work & did it myself.
Instead of doing just the lowers I chose to do the upper ball joints as well. Savings: about $400 big bucks. I'm sure everyone can find a better way of cutting corners than doing automotive work. Maybe you won't eat out as often......maybe you won't buy that new suit or major appliance you were looking at.
One thing is certain.......for the average person cutting costs somewhere to be able to put gasoline in your tank is a certainty. I'll still pray that God will bless America while our short sided politicians are running around with their heads stuck up their behinds.
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Captain Art's thought for the day - saving bucks
With the cost of gasoline these days going through the roof where does the average Joe save enough bucks to make up for the increase?
For instance.....if your monthly automotive gasoline costs were $300 a few years ago they are now at least $900. If your income has not increased and all other things are equal where do you get the $600 extra to put fuel in that vehicle?
Have you ever figured out how long you have to work to pay that gasoline bill? Or better yet have you ever figured out what percent of your income was & now is being paid to put fuel in your vehicles? I'll bet if you did you were very surprised. I'll bet if you didn't you sure should have because everyone needs to know these things.
More on this grief later but......................
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
For instance.....if your monthly automotive gasoline costs were $300 a few years ago they are now at least $900. If your income has not increased and all other things are equal where do you get the $600 extra to put fuel in that vehicle?
Have you ever figured out how long you have to work to pay that gasoline bill? Or better yet have you ever figured out what percent of your income was & now is being paid to put fuel in your vehicles? I'll bet if you did you were very surprised. I'll bet if you didn't you sure should have because everyone needs to know these things.
More on this grief later but......................
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Monday, April 07, 2008
Lucky Strike Sport fishing - fishing charters on Lake Erie
I found a bunch of steelhead trout today in the shallows in the Ashtabula River. We pounded on them until our arms were tired. The rest of the week has rain forcasted and I get the feeling that the remainder of our trout fishing season may not be fishable much longer.
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Captain Art's thought for the day - website news
1st week of April........... My oh my, just where did our steelhead season go? It just seems like yesterday was October first and the beginning of our steelhead season. Six months have already passed. Today we had the banquet for the Grand River Bait & tackle trout tournament. The boat will be out of storage next week & soon will be ready for the water. The winter has held on this year and I feel our season is two weeks behind 2007. We will probably have two days of good trout fishing this coming week - tomorrow and Tuesday. From Wednesday on more rain with thunderstorms are predicted and will certainly muddy up the rivers again. It's really something how little good river time we have had since the end of January. It has either been frozen or muddy. But as always with the weather we can only take what we're given. Don't forget the youth trout derby at the Conneaut Fish & Game Club's pond, scheduled for May 17th. Bring your children for free gifts and refreshments and hopefully one of them will win the grand prize - a fishing charter on the "Lucky Strike"
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Captain Art's thought for the day - if we only knew why
Yesterday, for no apparent reason the steelhead trout began jumping out of the water and trying to swim upstream across a barrier which they could not make. I don't mean just a few. Hundreds of fish all seemingly over active. At the same time they became over-anxious on the bite and took every bait we threw after them.
I said to my friends who were fishing with me I wonder what triggers that. There were no apparent water or condition or barometer changes. I also said that if we could ever figure the fish out there would not be any more. The people would simply wipe them out!
Thats why its called fishing and I love it whichever way it comes. So if your interested in those guided stream trips for our wonderful steelhead trout make it soon as our season is winding down.
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
I said to my friends who were fishing with me I wonder what triggers that. There were no apparent water or condition or barometer changes. I also said that if we could ever figure the fish out there would not be any more. The people would simply wipe them out!
Thats why its called fishing and I love it whichever way it comes. So if your interested in those guided stream trips for our wonderful steelhead trout make it soon as our season is winding down.
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Captain Art's thought for the day - quotes on first page of the paper
Well I managed to make first page of the local paper for some quotes about the Homeland security regulations & the laws effects on Lake Erie sport fisherman.
Enclosed is a copy from their article:
Published March 30, 2008 04:55 am - Local boaters will have to cross through a little red-tape when crossing over the Canadian border thanks to new anti-terrorism regulations handed down by the Department of Homeland Security.New regulations may cause stress for boaters traveling to CanadaAnti-terrorism regulations have been issued by the Department of Homeland SecurityBy STACY MILLBERG - Staff Writer - smillberg@starbeacon.com Star Beacon
Local boaters will have to cross through a little red-tape when crossing over the Canadian border thanks to new anti-terrorism regulations handed down by the Department of Homeland Security.
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When this year’s boating season begins in the next few months, boaters entering Canada will now have to provide either a passport or two forms of identification, one that proves identification such as a driver’s license, and one proving citizenship such as a birth certificate. Boaters are also required to make a stop at a reporting station at the border.
Effective Jan. 31, the U.S. ended the practice of accepting oral declarations of citizenship at the borders. Local sailboaters, will be effected the most as it is normal practice to take excursions to Canada during the summer months.
Ashtabula Yacht Club and the Port Stanley Sailing Squadron in Canada, also host a sailboat race every year, the Lake Erie International.
Carl Anderson, one of the original founders of the race, said he carries his passport with him every time he travels to Canada, but for some people, the new regulations might be a big issue.
“Some people might get leery or scared with all the Homeland Security warnings,” he said.
Anderson said up until this year, boaters could get by with just presenting their driver’s license. Coordinators still plan on holding the Lake Erie International despite the new regulations, though, he said.
Tami Turner, a local sailor, said boaters from the county have always followed the guidelines for crossing the border. She doesn’t think the new regulations will deter many boaters from continuing to travel to Canada.
“I’ve always carried a passport with me even when it wasn’t necessary, just for added protection,” she said. “I don’t think it will make a difference.”
Turner said most Ashtabula County boaters already follow the new regulations.
“We’ve always called in to report we’re there and who is with us,” she said. “We don’t take that lightly. That’s an important thing. You’re going to a foreign country.”
Art Miller, who runs Lucky Strike Sport Fishing, local fishing charter service, said charter services in the county aren’t likely to be hurt by the new regulations because they don’t run a lot of charters to Canada.
“It’s just so difficult to do any charter services like that,” he said. “You have to jump through too many hoops and go through too much red tape.”
Miller said there is so much water here in the county, there isn’t much of a need for charter services to cross the international border. Charter services in the Western Basin of Lake Erie are more likely to be effected, he said.
Miller said he attended a charter captain’s conference at the beginning of March and a representative from the Department of Homeland Security was there discussing the new regulations.
Well how about that! With enough said.............in the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Enclosed is a copy from their article:
Published March 30, 2008 04:55 am - Local boaters will have to cross through a little red-tape when crossing over the Canadian border thanks to new anti-terrorism regulations handed down by the Department of Homeland Security.New regulations may cause stress for boaters traveling to CanadaAnti-terrorism regulations have been issued by the Department of Homeland SecurityBy STACY MILLBERG - Staff Writer - smillberg@starbeacon.com Star Beacon
Local boaters will have to cross through a little red-tape when crossing over the Canadian border thanks to new anti-terrorism regulations handed down by the Department of Homeland Security.
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When this year’s boating season begins in the next few months, boaters entering Canada will now have to provide either a passport or two forms of identification, one that proves identification such as a driver’s license, and one proving citizenship such as a birth certificate. Boaters are also required to make a stop at a reporting station at the border.
Effective Jan. 31, the U.S. ended the practice of accepting oral declarations of citizenship at the borders. Local sailboaters, will be effected the most as it is normal practice to take excursions to Canada during the summer months.
Ashtabula Yacht Club and the Port Stanley Sailing Squadron in Canada, also host a sailboat race every year, the Lake Erie International.
Carl Anderson, one of the original founders of the race, said he carries his passport with him every time he travels to Canada, but for some people, the new regulations might be a big issue.
“Some people might get leery or scared with all the Homeland Security warnings,” he said.
Anderson said up until this year, boaters could get by with just presenting their driver’s license. Coordinators still plan on holding the Lake Erie International despite the new regulations, though, he said.
Tami Turner, a local sailor, said boaters from the county have always followed the guidelines for crossing the border. She doesn’t think the new regulations will deter many boaters from continuing to travel to Canada.
“I’ve always carried a passport with me even when it wasn’t necessary, just for added protection,” she said. “I don’t think it will make a difference.”
Turner said most Ashtabula County boaters already follow the new regulations.
“We’ve always called in to report we’re there and who is with us,” she said. “We don’t take that lightly. That’s an important thing. You’re going to a foreign country.”
Art Miller, who runs Lucky Strike Sport Fishing, local fishing charter service, said charter services in the county aren’t likely to be hurt by the new regulations because they don’t run a lot of charters to Canada.
“It’s just so difficult to do any charter services like that,” he said. “You have to jump through too many hoops and go through too much red tape.”
Miller said there is so much water here in the county, there isn’t much of a need for charter services to cross the international border. Charter services in the Western Basin of Lake Erie are more likely to be effected, he said.
Miller said he attended a charter captain’s conference at the beginning of March and a representative from the Department of Homeland Security was there discussing the new regulations.
Well how about that! With enough said.............in the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Friday, March 28, 2008
Captain Art's thought for the day - the weather won't let us fish
Since the latter part of January we have had a small percentage of fishing time for steelhead trout on our Lake Erie tributaries. It has been either frozen or blown out (high & muddy) most days.
We did manage an excellent fish day yesterday despite of high water. Last night we had rain changing to snow. As we fished today the water started to rise & within two hours had risen over 1 1/2 feet.
Filled with mud & debris the fish shout down......oh well......the weather just won't let us fish.
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
We did manage an excellent fish day yesterday despite of high water. Last night we had rain changing to snow. As we fished today the water started to rise & within two hours had risen over 1 1/2 feet.
Filled with mud & debris the fish shout down......oh well......the weather just won't let us fish.
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Captain Art's thought for the day - the fish bite was good when Shawn was fishing!!
Well a great inside joke for a large group of us has been that the fish bite best when Shawn Tanferi is working.
That seemed not so today as Shawn fished the Ashtabula River with us. After 8 1/2 hours of nearly non-stop action Shawn had to call it quits as his arms just couldn't take anymore. The steelhead trout were suicidal and our group showed them what angling was all about.
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters and not winter steelhead action visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
That seemed not so today as Shawn fished the Ashtabula River with us. After 8 1/2 hours of nearly non-stop action Shawn had to call it quits as his arms just couldn't take anymore. The steelhead trout were suicidal and our group showed them what angling was all about.
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters and not winter steelhead action visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Captain Art's thought for the day - people that don't answer your question
I'm sure everyone has asked a question and received answers to everything but the question they asked. Surprisingly there are a great number of people who do this & I don't like it. Why don't you answer a question when it's asked? Are you brain dead or is your brain always at another location? Is there anyone out there in cyberspace that can give me a good answer as to why people do this?
When someone writes to me in an email or calls me and asks a question the first thing I do is answer it then move on to more conversation.
I'm sure glad I have my fishing as it helps me with people who annoy me.
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Good friends, tight lines & questions answered, God bless America,
Captain Art
When someone writes to me in an email or calls me and asks a question the first thing I do is answer it then move on to more conversation.
I'm sure glad I have my fishing as it helps me with people who annoy me.
In the meantime if you may be interested in Lake Erie fishing charters and Lake Erie walleye fishing charters visit us on the web at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Good friends, tight lines & questions answered, God bless America,
Captain Art
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Captain Art's thought for the day - the weather just won't let us
The weather just won't co-operate and let us get after our winter stream fishing. It freezes, then it thaws, then floods and about the time the water has receded it freezes again. the temps have been warm cold warm cold warm cold......it's even confusing me.
For recent updates on the website and current pricing for 2008 charter boat fishing on the LUCKY STRIKE visit us at http://www.lakeeriecaptain.com/
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
For recent updates on the website and current pricing for 2008 charter boat fishing on the LUCKY STRIKE visit us at http://www.lakeeriecaptain.com/
Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art
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