still some ducks around here

[greg setter]

Took a ride in my AA wigeon today to go and get a few oysters and wet a line to see if any stripers were around in some of the back creeks. I found some oysters and did not find the stripers, but there were plenty of teal around.

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As warm as it's been it seems more like May, but it's not!

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Whenever I shot off the motor to drift, all I could hear is peeping.

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[Al Hansen]

That had to be fun, Greg. Nice shots. Crazy weather patterns.
Al

 

[Kevin B]

Nice shots,warming back up here in the north country as well. blackflies will be out this week. Lakes are running mid summer levels ,hopefully we start getting some rain. Champlain must be running low as well, I haven't been down to see. What a difference a year makes, this time last year Champlain was running at new record flood stages.
my swamp is running high right now,woodies are in their boxes and my resident Geese are paired up and on the nest.

 

[John Birmingham]

Thanks for posting the photos. I've never seen a flight of teal like that.

 

[Doug Bowman]

Hi Greg

Nice pics, looks like a nice spring day in the salt meadow.
You had a better day then me, I spent the day digging holes for the dogs chain link fence we are putting in.
Would have rather been in a boat watching ducks. LOL.

 

[Hank Fish]

Nice shots,warming back up here in the north country as well. blackflies will be out this week. Lakes are running mid summer levels ,hopefully we start getting some rain. Champlain must be running low as well, I haven't been down to see. What a difference a year makes, this time last year Champlain was running at new record flood stages.
my swamp is running high right now,woodies are in their boxes and my resident Geese are paired up and on the nest.

Kevin, Champlain was 96.27' as of this morning, really low for this time of year.

 

[Kevin B]

Wow! Thanks Hank, 96.27 is very low for Mid April. It is very dry over here,mid 80's today with 10 to 15 mph we will have brush fires today if we don't get some rain. Upper Saranac is also at mid summer levels ,the spillway at the dam is running at 6" should be 12 to 14 right now.

 

[Carl]

Damn, thats a pile of teal!

Even the coots have finally left here for points north.
I did see a pair of resident Canada geese with around 6 goslings last week, I imagine the first batch of woodies have already hatched here too.

 

[jode hillman]

That's great, hopefully it bodes well for next year. How's the shack work coming along?

 

[Tom Roberts]

Shots like that is going to start duck-hunting fever. And its a long time till hunting season.