Beautiful Day to Enjoy the Country Life

We planned on Burning the brush pile today. We start by cutting off the stumps of the last trees we cut down and added them to the pile. But we realized it was too windy to burn the Brush pile. So we decided since it was such a warm winter day, that we would relax and enjoy the day. So we fished the pond and grilled out. It was nice to relax for a change.
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[@bevnelson3678]

It’s good to see you both relaxing For the whole day together. Rebecca looked very relaxed at the end of fishing laying back relaxing. Well done guys.

[@Bass2010]

Just remember a bad day of fishing is still better then a good day of work 👍😉

[@albundy1956]

LoooL...spot on.

[@loriconley3890]

So glad to see Maggie seems fully recovered and got to go for a boat ride too.

[@Bjames5150]

Live for today and enjoy life

[@ohjoannabanana]

Your property is beautiful. I’m glad you two had a lovely relaxing day. You both deserve it 😊

[@bethstuart7448]

Glad to see you two enjoy your property, you have worked hard to make it the beautiful place it is!

[@StBernardAcres]

An enjoyable day for ya'll made an enjoyable video for us too watch! Thanks!

[@Infinity.....]

Just the best property ever! Thanks for a nice day! L@@king good Miss Maggie! 🐾 🐾 💕

[@sharonanspach2734]

what a beautiful view from the boat in the lake

[@Bex-rg8pj]

You both work hard and deserve a day to soak up all your accomplishments 👍

[@bradleyschneider3871]

When the wind is outta the east the fishing is the least. Also early morning and late in the evening is usually the best time for fishing plus when The weather is about to turn bad is usually the best time for fishing. Nice video though,always enjoy listening to how you present each video your good at it...

[@serengeti4023]

Evan, Rebecca thank you so much for sharing your awesome day with us. ***Thank you too for letting us see Maggie sharing it with you***

[@matthewstudholmebrown1943]

brilliant time out once in a while is good to do xxx

[@Z1MWOODS]

So glad I found your channel it looks like hard working lifestyle but so rewarding. Wish guys nothing but the best

[@venicemitchell1407]

When you love what you do. Enjoy Life!!!

[@ArtGardenFoodExpressions]

One of your VERY BEST videos. Enjoy your beautiful property, your beautiful life, and TAKE US ALONG with you. Thank you. AWESOME.

[@silkedavid8876]

I always enjoy seeing the ducks!

[@shaniaa9287]

Living the dream 👍❣️

[@Bambirita]

If you have a volunteer fire department, they like to do this for training , control burning. Thank you for taking us along with you... many blessings

[@lindasmith6654]

What an awesome day!!! That is what living in the Country is all about. Time spent outside and enjoying your property. Thanks for taking us along.

[@joannak4640]

Good for you!! Y'all deserve a day like this ❤️😁❤️

[@henrycharles8354]

Great picture quality; on this video and i love that you are, Taking the time to Take the time.... enjoy.

[@georgesebastian6306]

A day fishing is in the top 10% of your life. With or without fish!

[@southerngrits920]

Mama and daddy loved to fish with cane poles. They caught a lot of fish over the years.

[@pinkywilliams8063]

Always nice to have a day off to enjoy the fruits of your labor....No place like Home!!!

[@rodfair5698]

Absolutely lovely! Thank you! Sincerely Rod

[@jimputnam2044]

Every one needs a me day. You have a beautiful spot there. Enjoy it all you can.

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Great video beautiful homestead! God bless!

[@squirrelhunter4life909]

I love your channel. you should get a fish pellet feeder for your pond, you will get bigger and more fish in the future.

[@JeromeBeeFarm]

You are a blessed man. Love your place. Try a 4” Texas rig or Carolina rig crawfish 🦞 plastic worm, natural color for your area. Work it slow with little twitches. This time of year fish are slow to bite. If that don’t work, use a little flip tail crappie jig. 1/8 oz. if that don’t work, go sit by the fire. Thanks for the video 👍👍🐝🐝

[@tannenbaum3444]

You can already prick the lower leaves off for lettuces, then repeat a week from now, and you can repeat that for about 4+ weeks or so. Just don't take the top two rows off...cone and cut method. No need to wait until you get heads.

[@CaptainToadBelly]

Hi Guy's I have a couple of questions. Hope you don't mind? 1. That pond has got to be loaded with Bass, Bluegill, Perch, Catfish... You all should be eating those healthy fish. Minnows (Shiners) under a bobber set just off the bottom should be the cats meow. You hotta be quiet. The entire pond can hear your clanging that anchor. Fill a gallon milk jug with sand and use it for a anchor. Also your oars are to noise get a cheap trolling motor. Fish bite and feed like your livestock (All the time) get a fish finder and trolling motor and some shiners put some carpet on the floor of that boat and your luck will change. Check your state regs for jug fishing and throw about 10 jug lines baited with beef pork liver that has set out in the sun a few days in a ziplock bag. The stinkier the better. Fish stage jn different depths of watee as per the water temps. BUT THEY EAT ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH THE ICE YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND THEM. Thus get a Hummingbird fish finder and be quiet. Hire hunters to get those coyotes. They are smart and can actually climb you pasture fences and kill your pets (CATS,) even dogs. Coyotes pass their intelligence down through their litters thus they WILL learn your perimeter weaknesses. Alot of farmers put Emu birds and breed them for sale as watchdogs and to sell their meat. Also Donkeys run off Coyotes too. Don't be surprised if you get a few Snapping turtles on those jug lines. They are easy to butcher but patience is needed to wait for them to bleed out after removing their heads and hanging by the tail for a few hours. They have very powerful legs and their toe nails are long dirty and full of bacteria. And let them bite a stick hit them with a hammer on top of the head then chop it off when they are dizzy and stretching them out. They are full of multi colored meat that can be fried like chicken or made into soup. GOOD STUFF. TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS. [e-mail]

[@79meatstick]

Fish can be caught any day in any type of weather. It’s all presentation and finding what they want and how they want it.

[@remushaynes2693]

remove your floats and let your bait sink to the bottom. you will haul in catfish and big ones at that. possibly some bass as long as you are not too far from shore.........g

[@jkdubs2]

You still are my favorite channel to watch for homesteading. Love the property. Keep it up.

[@larryshafer8055]

When you were fishing in your boat, you should have dropped your hook straight down to the bottom then raised it about a foot or so . Like you said they were close to the bottom so drop your hook then wait for the tug . Probably better with worms or minnows . I learned the hard way years ago . A man right beside me kept catching fish and I did not get a bite.EITHER WAY YOU HAD FUN AND THATS ALL THAT COUNTS .

[@robine916]

I have to admit, I am quite jealous of your pond! Beautiful! :D

[@donlatimer5114]

At the start of this video you said you’d like to put more fish in the pond , you might want to check out any fish farms in your local area and see what type of fish they have , you might be able to acquire some different species of fish fingerlings to stock your pond with ... you could get maybe 50to 100 of each species you would like in your pond for restocking ,,, just something to consider and think about ...

[@anthonysmith-qz1xt]

Taking a day off is something we all should do if we have busy lives, good to see you relaxing and enjoying a nice day

[@rickster9993]

You have a really nice pond. If I had a pond like that I would create a walking trail all the way around it. Don't over clear but keep it close to the water.

[@CountryViewAcres]

Rebekah wants a walking path around the pond. Maybe one day.

[@larryshafer8055]

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[@workhardlivefree3818]

At 13:38, it's like a painting! Absolutely beautiful with the barn in the background, ducks hangin out in the pond and the long lane curving around. You're livin right!

[@shawnhagen6871]

Dad said when the hoot owl hoots the fish are biting............ the dad app is not that accurate either 🤣

[@lylesmith1949]

Probably the best thing to use is live bait right now. Worms! But like you said, it was still relaxing and fun. Do you think you have enough fish in the pond? Catfish? Bass? Crappie? Have you thought about stocking it? Or maybe catching some from local river and putting in your pond? Just a thought. Great video again!

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Good day Evan and Rebecca, had a good time riding along with you all today. You have the same color 2 in 1 not a Stihl sharpener and it really works great and easy to use. Keeps it sharp with a touch up after hitting the dirt. It was a relaxing day even though you neither caught any fish. There are days like that. Thanks for sharing with us and glad you enjoyed your day as much as I did.

[@donnadunlop]

What a relaxing video, nice to have a day just to do as you please. Nice weather, we are -6C and the snow is a blowing, I envy you. Four more sleeps and I will be in Sunny florida for 3 weeks and would love to do some fishing and walk on the beach.

[@midgamarine]

You sound like me. It's great just to be out in nature and away from the rat-race.

[@jamesharless5357]

Good for you, great video!

[@HTPJohn]

Doin nothing sometimes is good for the soul. Keep going with your videos, you're doing good!

[@mammahasspoken]

My dad was an avid fisherman who never fished in the winter time in my area of KY. He always talked about 'waiting until the water turns over' sometime in the spring as his sign that the fish are back to being active. This makes sense mainly due to fish being cold blooded and right now that water I'm sure is freezing meaning those suckers aren't moving but just chilling on the bottom of the pond not eating much of anything.

[@luby1234]

like and share 30,000 here we go!!!! love the chanel,wish you could find some call ducks

[@amgstiernon1]

Use a throwing net to catch them!

[@donmacdonald7758]

You re right Evan it isn t always about work enjoy life a little

[@loydmeeks9553]

Fish don't eat apps.You need good assortment of lures for shallow to deep. Keep trying and love your channel.

[@sthomas7263]

If your to busy to go fishing your to darn busy !!!!

[@EC4400]

Great idea. I hope you had a great time.

[@sams568]

It's called fishing not catching for a reason. Any time I can get away to fish, don't matter if I catch anything or not it's the time to tune down and enjoy the outdoors.

[@millerurbanhomesteading8632]

hard work pays..... enjoy....

[@stevemartinez6757]

I like to do that every now and then. Sometimes I just light a campfire and sit by the fire all day just listening to nature and enjoying our property. It does me good even though sometimes afterwards I feel kind of "guilty" for not doing anything. However, everybody needs to take those days to "re-charge" and just relax. As far as the fishing, bass in cold weather will not go after a fast moving lure. Now of course it's all relative to the area of the country that you are in, but for me (North Florida) if you are fishing for bass or even pan fish in 60 degree weather with the water being that cold, fish a very slow moving lure like a plastic worm. Someone told me once that "if you think you're fishing slow enough... slow down". I would imagine that in your region the bass are in the pre-spawn stage. Typically they will bite pretty good, but again only slow moving baits. I'm sure that where you are the spawning window is a lot smaller, but look for the fish to start "bedding" in about a month. The key is to monitor the water temperature. Once the water begins to warm up the fish will move onto the beds. Here in North Florida the spawning season is pretty wide. Bass usually start moving onto the beds (depending on weather and water temp) in late December and can be found on beds in spring (late March - early April). This has been a very mild "winter" for us so I think that window might even be wider. Again though, sometimes it's best to "take a weekend off" and just relax.

[@katherinecalderon50]

Beautiful....🌟🌟🌟

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Hard time of year to catch fish with the cold water, live bait and stationary lures help. Best time to fish is anytime. Enjoy

[@DavidJones-kt8gl]

Cold pond? Fish the bank that gets the most sunlight! Best if that bank has dark rocks and or boulders. Use jerkbaits and ya might consider getting a spincast rod and real. Just sayin!

[@chrismontgomery1521]

Use a chartuse crank bait. CM in Louisiana

[@houndsmanone4563]

I have quite a few cut down trees and cut the stumps at ground level. Heck, after driving over the stumps with the tractor, now those stumps are sticking pretty high about the ground again. Pretty pond area and glad you got a chance to relax and wet your lines. Have a fine upcoming weekend.

[@kevinaddicks1291]

Why would you burn all that brush when you could get a wood chipper? the wood chips can then be used in the raised garden along the foot paths to help control the weeds and grass.

[@sharonanspach2734]

i would never be able to get any work done..i would put a bench down by the lake and sit there all day long

[@ChurchsFamilyFarmCFF]

It is amazing how a sharp chain makes such a difference

[@stephenmortenson1494]

I live in a state west of you. Where I live, the crappy bite real good when the barometer is sitting at 28-30 percent. that is perfect

[@helenhelps9619]

🐟 🐟

[@thefisherman6000_USA]

Just use live bait to fish, like worm. You will catch something.

[@frankiepham312]

You need to call Bill dance up

[@lemoncrinckles]

Such a beautiful day. Good for you on getting out to enjoy it. Looks like "birds of a feather (including ducks) flock (or swim) together! LOL

[@csnanny1882]

If someone ask me what I did today I will tell them I went fishing with Evan and Rebecca. I wish. Lol

[@scottc6982]

Looks like little Maggie is doing well after her horrible ordeal.

[@Bambirita]

We use the Farmer Almanac Calendar, have for many years, has so much useful info you guys would use, so get one and look at it.

[@ahnilatedahnilated7703]

It looks like from the video, one of the ducks either has a lame foot or something wrapped around it.

[@CountryViewAcres]

That duck has had broken leg. But it still gets around.

[@RichBurris2]

Life is too short so try to allocate time to enjoy all the hard work.

[@rnewell3265]

Try some bait, with bobbers, try worms, meal worms or some live minnows!

[@leoyork2037]

Have you heard this before? Better than an app. The old fisherman replied, "Well, I look at the cows. If they are standing, then the fish are biting. If they are lying down, then the fish aren't. If some cows are standing and others lying down, then the day will be so-so."

[@Bamaman14k]

Well I've used the apps, but they don't work for me, I go back to the old faithful, the barometer. I've been fishing for 45 years, the barometer has always been pretty accurate. I thought that was a great video, you took care of some stumps, went fishing, checked your lettuce, grilled out, seems like a pretty good day. Jimmy

[@tannenbaum3444]

Temperature of water this time of year...still in winter mode, and they're probably hanging out in an area spawning...is there a creek coming into the lake? Look there!

[@jak61]

Watch the barometric pressure. Rule of thumb is rising pressure is best. Rapid rise or fall is good. Stationary is poor. I think low pressure is not so good either. Fish deep right now and cast out and let bait set on bottom.

[@aparnakarve3649]

Nice video

[@henryrodgers3409]

When I go fishing I don't use any app . I like to fish and if by chance I catch something than it's a bonus . Just like hunting . Just being outdoors is good enough for me . When doing things around the property . I don't consider that work . It's doing things that I like to do . Taking care of my property is something I like doing other wise I'd be living in an apartment . Now I need to get ready and go blow some snow .

[@jackikueker8680]

check out Grier"s Almanac,used it for many years,very goods

[@AfterTheRains]

Perhaps you should schedule a couple of days a month, or even half days to breath out and enjoy what you have. We only have one life and so little time is allocated to the enjoyable part.

[@darylcampbell3244]

Best app to get fish is Red lobster menu. Lol

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Tractor supply sells a fish food. Thy feeding them and see how they will come to the top!

[@Tonetwisters]

Looks like "orange" day on the homestead ... Rebekah must have laid out the chain saw to match your duds ... heh-heh ...

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Slackers. JK! You probably should take more days off to stop and smell the lettuce.

[@wolfz1951]

Hello. I live near Bloomington, IL. Stumbled onto your channel so I thought I would give a subscribe to a fellow Illinois neighbor. Where is Robinson IL?

[@CaptainToadBelly]

HI GUY'S What happened to Fireball?

[@jamespotter936]

How deep is the pond? Are there any underwater structures for the fish to hide in?

[@helenroberts524]

Hello why not try garden worms they do good for fishing ,you have to give it time to sink the gently tug in. good luck.

[@jbraeslamb]

Does Rebecca not speak to you when you're outside? 😂😂😂

[@rockeerockey6941]

Probably banging the anchor against the boat didn't help either lol

[@andyteohockguan2235]

Build a dock or a bridge

[@billyangelapressley]

Where did you get that chainsaw sharpener for your chain at?

[@CountryViewAcres]

Amazon. It is a PFERD chainsaw sharpener. You need to know you chain pitch and file size. Stihl makes the exact same sharpener also.

[@casid9929]

Can you or do you have plans to stock your pond?

[@anthonyburdine1061]

I heard you say something about having faith in an app, Peter and some other fishermen did very well when they had faith in the app available to them, app stands for application, Peter and the other fishermen with him applied obedience to JESUS and cast their nets on the other side where JESUS said to fish, i haven't always been told by GOD or JESUS where to cast or when to cast in a specific spot but I do ask GOD to lead and guide me in all things at all times and many times i believe GOD has told me to cast to a specific spot where i have caught many fish and large fish . So my favorite apps ( applications) are prayer and The Bible and " Applying " Faith .😊

[@ShadyOaksFarm]

Evan, just remember the show Seinfeld was about nothing. 😂