Month: January 2013

It’s a GIRL!!!!

Well today is the day…

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It’s a GIRL!!!

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Oh and by the way…

Evelyn says “PEACE”

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The thread above is from the text message we sent out to our family following the ultrasound today where we found out that we are having a little girl… and what her name is. We decided on Eveyln Jane… Evelyn after Marci’s grandmother, and Jane because it’s Marci’s mom’s middle name.  My mom and dad were with us today and we were so glad to share this amazing experience with them. It took the Sonographer a few extra minutes to find the “important bits” today because the baby kept crossing its legs. That is when I think all of us in the room knew it was a girl! LOL. We feel so blessed today to have such wonderful loving support from our friends and family and we can’t wait to introduce our little Evelyn to everyone!

Signing off,
Proud Daddy

First Shad of 2013


I woke up early this morning and hit the St. John’s river. I caught 6 shad, several bass, crappie, sunfish, bluegill and even a catfish. 20+ fish today. I plan on savoring every moment of the Shad run this year. With a new son or daughter on the way, I am sure free time will be at a premium next year, although I will still try to get on the water and hone my skills so that I may one day share the experience with my kids. That is neat to think about!

I spent most of my free time in December tying flies for this year’s fly box seen here…

And here is a picture of the 1st Shad of 2013…

I caught one shad on an orange and white shad dart tied on a #6 hook with a 5/32 dumbell eye. All of the rest were caught with a pink and white kip tail clouser minnow tied on a #6 with a 5/32 dumbell. The water is still high on the St. John’s River and the current relatively swift for this waterway so I fished with a 5ft fast sinking leader connected to about 5ft of 10lb level tippet. This combination seemed to work well.