The Cedar Sweeper

August 2008

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TCS August 2008

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Cruising The Holy Water

I heard the engine twice before it disturbed my nap for good. I unzipped the door and wandered out toward the most beautiful car I have ever seen; a 1964 Chevelle Malibu, they split the models the following year. Tomaszewski had arrived in camp from over Alpena way and quickly related the story of his trip.

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Chris Therssen's Fly Box: The Pheasant Tail

The big bugs of summer also offer the advantage of being able to cover the water from two angles. The addition of a nymph dropper to a terrestrial fly allows the water to be covered from top to bottom. If you change up and add an emerger during a hatch you can even cover the in-between.

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Mousing; It's A Blast

The mouse flies were unlike anything I had ever seen before, much less fished; a giant ball of deer hair with a set of vinyl ears and a tail to match. I wonder if it would make a sound like a bat when I cast it. There was a piece of heavy gauge monofilament tied from the just behind the eye to just behind the barb of the hook

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The Electronic Fishing Report

They are filled with useful information and the photos are often top shelf, with veterans and first timers showing off their conquests. The electronic fishing report should not be overlooked and in the spirit of fishing and writing TCS would like to offer up its list of favorite places on the web and the aspects of each electronic fishing report that keeps us coming back again and again

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Trashed; A TCS Editorial

It isn’t the canoe race, the cold beer, or the mosquitoes that I remember most from that little mission down to the landing. I remember Chris Therssen bending over in the parking area, mere feet from the river bank, and picking up a piece of trash. The trash picking spread from there, Joel Tomaszewski reached down and picked up a flattened plastic bottle from the side of the road. I looked around and found a sandwich wrapper.

Editorial Continued in the August Issue of TCS ......................

TCS Fiction

Sun Dried Bluegill Part II

He could hear the buzz of the flies well before he rounded the corner to the porch. They were circling the white five-gallon bucket like vultures and every now and again one would dive in like a Japanese Kamikaze. He stepped around the bicycles that lie on the ground and put one foot on the porch and leaned over the top of the bucket; what he saw did not surprise him.

Story Contined in TCS ......................

Angling For Trout (TCS Back Page); New Boots

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TCS News

August Issue: The August Issue of TCS is now available. Just click on the "Buy Now" Link above to get your copy of Michigan's best outdoor reader today.

Web Exclusive: We are proud to announce the addition of Web Exlusive content to the TCS site. This is content that can only be found here at the TCS site.

TCS Shop: The TCS shop is gone for now and will be replaced later by a new shop. We will keep you posted so check back often.

July Promotion: The winner of the July promotion is Chris Therssen. Yes we know, Chris is our resident fly tier. However, there were only so many subscribers in July so contributers and staff members are eligible. In the long run that may not change.

August Promotion: A lucky subscriber to the August issue will win September's issue along with a TCS T-shirt and decal. Don't forget to get your copy of the August edition to be elegible.

Resource Page: We have added to our resource page. Don't forget to check it out.

TCS Blog; Floating Lines: The title and the focus of the blog is changing a little. We would like to introduce Floating Lines the new TCS blog. We want to know what you think of The Cedar Sweeper and most importantly we want to know how to make it better. What type of stories you like most? Is there enough photos? Should we be a full color publication? What about the site? Check the blog for updates on TCS, fishing, and writing; drob by and let us know what you think!!

TCS Forum: The forum didn't not receive the response that we had hoped for. We are taking it down for a while but would like to invite everyone to participate at Floating Lines where you can always leave your comments. Also, please feel free to drop us a line via e-mail, just follow the directions included in the contact page.