Bass Openers Last Stand

Since Bass Opener is always on Memorial Day Weekend I consider the MN Bass Opener to be a 3-day affair.Today I slept in and didn't start fishing until about 5PM and I fished the whole time on Platte. The day was mostly sunny but had turned to partly sunny by the time I went fishing. When I first got out winds were out of the WSW at about 7MPH, eventually it got calm for about 1/2 an hour, then

The House of Luck

I haven't seen the new Sex and the City movie yet because I've read some not so great reviews. I am curious to finally see the fashions and interiors but so much that I feel like giving up two hours of my life just yet. I'm surprised at how much attention has been given to the fact that they shot the movie in Morocco for two months which was used as a stand in for Abu Dhabi. What would have been more interesting is if part of the film actually took place in Morocco and more specifically, in Tangiers, at the former home of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, seen here. It was decorated by the illustrious interior designer Jacques Grange and was for sale last year and might possibly still be available. I can't find any record of it being sold. Perhaps Carrie and the girls could have rented it while getting away from their lives in New York or used it as a pit stop on their way to visit Christian Louboutin on his houseboat on the Nile. Couldn't be any worse than them wearing harem pants in the desert and falling off camels. The house also happens to be named Villa Mabrouka which means House of Luck. Sounds like they could have used some. Enjoy!

Photos by Ivan Terestchenko and Christie’s Great Estates

Holmer Throws Down!!!

I guess somebody was ready for the Bass Pundit Minnesocold Bass Bloggers Derby 2010 to start.We are one day into the season and Jason Holmer of Minnesota Bass Fishing Blog already bested the big bass (which was his) of last years Derby. This one went 7lbs 3ozsDetails of the catch here... He caught it from the same lake as last years big fish.

Smallmouth Bass Mille Lac-TION

It was around 7PM when I headed out the door to go to Mille Lacs to try for some smallies. I stopped at Subway and ate, then it was off to Eddy's Jetty. When I arrived their were 2 guys fishing on the South Jetty, which is where I got most of my smallies last year. The center Jetty was also taken so I headed to the corner of the North Jetty.BAM!!! It didn't take long. First cast with a wht/chart

Bass Fishing Day 2

Once again today I was up early to get it AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWNNN. I started fishing by 6AM and didn't come off the water until nearly 4PM. It was overcast the whole time, starting with a somewhat light SE breeze that switched around to the SW and picked up to about 10mph. The action was slow but steady and I pretty much caught a few fish everywhere I went.I tried to start out with a little topwater

Salt Water

2010 Bass Opener Part 2

Tonight I didn't get out on the water until after 7:30 and I fished until around 9:15PM so I was out close to an hour and a half. The plan was to drift through a large reed bed and throw swim jigs. Things started out real slow. I started with a blue/pink Monsoor Swim Jig with electric blue 5" Action Plastics Mag Grub, but apparently the fish just didn't want it like they did this morning. I

2010 Bass Opener Part 1

28 Bass (11 to 15 inches)3 Pike6 hours (5:30-11:30AM)I was underway a little later than I thought I should be by about 15 minutes, but it didn't matter the Sullivan Platte River Outlet(PRO) river mouth was all mine for the taking and I had it for a good half hour plus until a couple of more boats showed up. I started out the morning casting the purple Berkley Frenzy Popper, but that only lasted

Bon Weekend!

I hope everyone enjoys this wonderful long weekend!

Photos by Pamela Hansen

Bass Opener Eve

We are just about an hour out from May 29th, which is the day Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass start their statewide open season here in Minnesocold. All my gear is ready to go. I will have 15 rods in the boat with me in the morning.The Plan: First stop will be the Platte River Outlet(PRO) river mouth. In 3 of the previous 5 years I have been beaten to the PRO river mouth and one of those years

Platte Dock, Bulldog, GOMH

Platte Dock:Tonight just after 7PM I headed over to our lake place to get my gear ready to go for tomorrow morning. Naturally I had to throw a few casts off the dock. Casting over towards our jerk neighbors dock I got these two fish.I had a few other good bites casting that direction but didn't hook up. I think several of the bites were from a pike because the Zoom Super Flukes were getting

Yes the Derby IS BACK!

For the past two years I have done a for fun Bass Fishing Derby at a dedicated Bass Pundit Blog Franchise Empire blog: Once again this year I am having the derby and it is entitled: Bass Pundit Minnesocold Bass Bloggers Derby 2010Last year the focus was on getting the Minnesota Bass Fishing Bloggers in the competition as a way to help promote their blogs. I want that to be the case for this year

Mille Lacs Eddy's Jetty Tonight with Pete

Originally I was going to go out in the boat pike fishing on Platte tonight, but at 6:30PM Pete called and wanted to meet me at Mille Lacs. I thought the wind was blowing out of the SW, so I was willing to give it a try.This is what I saw when I got to Eddy's Jetty at 8PMGreat for smallmouth fishing, not so great for walleyes. Before Pete got there at 9PM I had a couple of quick mini-bites from

Bleu et Blanc

I'm heading out to the Hamptons again this weekend and wish I was staying at a house this chic! There is nothing that says beach house or summer more than blue and white. This one happens to have been designed by my uber talented interior design friend David Lawrence. It was also featured on the cover and inside the June 2009 issue of House Beautiful. I told you that he was talented! Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Evening GOMH & Bulldog

Today we put the dock in at the lake place and I observed bass spawning. 3 big one's actually.Tonight I got out just before 8PM and headed to the GOMH. Once again it was swim jigs with 3 rods rigged up with them.I started out by catching 3 jumpin bullheads and a toothy bullhead on the SE side along with several missed bites.I got 2 jumpin bullheads on the NW side. I fished there cause there

Pool Party

It was a scorcher in New York today with temperatures reaching into the 90's and all I could think about was jumping into a nice cold pool. Since that isn't possible, I'm going to stare at these chic pools and see if that helps cool me down. If not, I might have to settle for a cold shower. Enjoy!

Schifter Residence

Ralph Lauren

Douglas Friedman

Douglas Friedman

Kate Walsh Residence

Slim Aarons

Hollywood Homes

Pamela Hansen

Cuomo Residence

Patrick Demarchelier

Kelly Wearstler

Slim Aarons

Thomas Loof

"Sink or Swim." - Shakespeare