I wish.

Had to move out of the cabin I had on the Little Red River…. miss the fishing. My new digs happen to be in front of a section of land with a 60 acre lake on it. Can’t tell much from an iPhone pic but the owner is building a 20,000 square foot home on the lake. Of course it is posted and I can’t go through those gates but I wish I could. Met an elderly man coming out of that gate today. He was in his late 80’s and wanted to just look at the property one more time. He was the care taker for this place for 40 years. When I asked him what type of fish were in the lake his reply was huge bluegill and massive crappie. Oh how I wish I could go through that gate!

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That would be smooth. I hope you get in one day.

You need to talk to the caretaker about getting you a pass to fish it.
Big blue hill and crappie, oh my.


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I would ask but there is another sign on the other side of the gate. It says all fishing permissions have been revoked.

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Maybe someday….

Living across the road from something like that would drive me nuts .

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Well I have to move again by 30 November. No fun living out of a suitcase. But my house should be done by 7 December. Then I will be concentrating on what type of boat I want. Already got the good info on where to go for shell cracker.

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Well I have to move again by 30 November. No fun living out of a suitcase. But my house should be done by 7 December. Then I will be concentrating on what type of boat I want. Already got the good info on where to go for shell cracker.

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I wish you the best .
I know you’re my age , I couldn’t go through what you’re going through.

Certainly a nice lake. Hopefully they will get your house all fixed up and ready

You never know who you might run across, Randy. You may get a chance to meet the owner at some point, and the caretaker can give you a name. The good news is you have a ton of other spots.
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Well I have to move again by 30 November. No fun living out of a suitcase. But my house should be done by 7 December. Then I will be concentrating on what type of boat I want. Already got the good info on where to go for shell cracker.

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Good luck, Randy. Wish we had gotten a chance to fish together on some of our mutually favorite Tennessee lakes and rivers before you moved. I am enjoying all the JDM experience you started for me.

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And the sad part is the new owners probably don't even fish.

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They are building a 20k square foot house. The chance of them being anglers is going to be slim to none.

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Actually I think they are anglers. I will take a pair of binoculars to the gate and scan the lake. I’ve seen a couple fishing in a boat…rods bent and bluegill and crappie being landed…and put on a stinger…as best as I can tell pretty nice size fish. Of course it could not be the owners out there fishing. Of course I have no way of knowing who it really is. I just know it sure is tempting to go fish when I make that walk up to that gate and look at that lake. But I respect a persons property and will just observe it from afar. I’ll only be tempted for another week and I’m out of here….LOL…new home will be finished Monday.

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yikes , someone ain't happy about the previous "fishing" arrangements it sounds , being a neighbor , maybe the new owners will warm up , or it turns into one of those HOA places and then the bla bla bla that follows , bet it is fun to pitch a jig into it none the less, luck to ya on getting a pass my friend

Have moved multiple times in 32 years of teaching /coaching . Best plan to get permission is not to ask owner to fish his "but " invite him to fish with you elsewhere .Once you become become better friends rest is history . lol

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Lost count of moves I’ve made…7 years in Army…then 21 years working in Saudi….working and residing at all 10 locations in country. Not to mention the many schools located back in the states. Which were a welcome break from Saudi but it was a new home each time nevertheless. Then I think I had 6 more moves from 2001-2015. And now for sure this one is the final move. I don’t live at this place. It is temporary. As a matter of fact close on new house on Thursday. Which means I’m getting closer to getting back to fishing….and since I’ll be in the new home can start my new boat search. While I certainly would have loved to fished this lake it is time to move on. It is really not feasible now to get permission as my new home is 40 miles from here. It is been a hoot picking out everything for the new home from door knobs to sinks and really just about everything in the build. As much fun as that has been it is going to be more fun picking out a new boat. Ready to also get back to buying fishing gear. Never thought in building a new home it would take up as much of my time as a full time job. Bought quite a few homes over the years but this is the first build from ground up. Time now to find all the crappie and bluegill spots close to me…Life is good!

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Sounds like torture to me to be so close to a private honey hole like that.

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If I was living here I would certainly see about getting permission to fish it. But just got word I close on my new house 10:00 a.m. Thursday. I am simply ecstatic.

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God Bless you and your new digs Randy. All the help youve given everyone here, you deserve a nice one. Sounds like someone didn’t honor that landowners wishes. Happens all the time here. No such thing as a dove shoot here either. I have surgery on Friday and a couple of weeks recovery and I’ll finally get to use the new to me boat too. Ramps are just now starting to open up since the storms. You’ll get to go through the punch out phase before you sign off on it. I hope that goes smooth for you, that was my job before I got out of the building trades. With a good contractor it’s a walk in the park good luck with it all and then the discovery of all the new waters begins. I know you’re anxious.

Maybe offer the guy a bag of trout magnets and an offer to show him how to use them on JDM ultralights would open the door. just saying. Scott