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Yesterday was a perfect 10.  I was able to get the Yukon Golds in the ground this week, in between the rain. A real “truck farmer” told me to just plant them whole.  No need to cut them and let them heal for a few days.  It cost more, but the result is worth the added expense.  I get my seed potatoes from Wood’s Farmer Seed and Nursery.  Tell Tom Woods that I recommended him.

The annual Osberg fishing trip is 3 weeks from tomorrow. The opener was last Saturday and I did not participate. I have never been one for getting up early and getting out there before the sun comes up.  I prefer to fish in the late afternoon and early evening.

My interest in fishing is only because of my son Erik and his son Walleye Willie. When we purchased a lake place 46 years ago I bought a fishing license for the first time in my life. Erik was not even two years old the first summer, but his Uncle Duaine made a special short fishing rod for him and soon we were casting for Bass from our sail boat.

Earl Benson, the warehouse manager at General Office Products was the one that taught me how to fish for Bass. Erik hated the process of putting a live frog on a number 2 hook with a slip sinker, but it did produce fish. Today it is almost impossible to find frogs anywhere . Minnows, leeches and night crawlers seem to work best for walleye.  Erik is going to chair the committee for the Governor’s fishing opener next May. He is an “ambassador” for Otter Tail County, which has more lakes than any other county in Minnesota. 

Live from Here is a rebroadcast of a show.  You can check out the schedule and watch clips from old shows at livefromhere.org 

“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.  You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”  Steve Jobs