Friday, July 8, 2022

Baitoons...

 I'm blowing off some more creative! It's definitly a hodge podge of "baitoons" today...from bait spray to gender rules at home. Where else on the internet can you get such a span of humor? Oh yeah, don't forget to read about the "Superlative Fly Company", the freshest flies on the market. By the way, that's a blue heron in the graphic, the greatest fisherman in the world! Enjoy...

Bait Spray...


Superlative Fly Company...Plucked Today, Flies Tomorrow! Fresh Flies....Best fly company



Happy Wife...


Oh yeah, I do lake, river and bay maps. Paddle over to my website, LeoLakes.com. I paint beautiful lake, river and bay decor maps. Here's a few picture of my studio. Currently, I am trying to figure out how to display the old outboard motor there in the photo. I keep a lot of old stuff like, paddles, floats, lures, etc... and thought that it would look good next to the maps. 

I have maps of Lake Winnipesaukee, Table Rock Lake, Greers Ferry, Lake Lanier, Gaston Lake, Choctawhatchee Bay, Toledo Bend, Raystown, and many others. Oh yeah, I hide a tiny fish in the waters of all my maps that folks love to search for. 


Paddle over to map website to see some beautiful Lake decor maps. As you can see, my maps make a great gift. Click here www.LeoLakes.com for more information.

"Hanging a Leo Lakes Treasured Map in a lake house, is like christening a boat with a bottle of champagne!" 

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Baitoons

 I've been doing this blog since 2011, a total of 516 posts. Intrestingly, there has been a total of 325,000 visits. I now average about 1,100 visits a month or, 250-300 visits a week. I haven't allowed Google to run ads on the site because I see it as a fun site for me, a place to blow off some creative and make bobbers great again. My goal is to post about two times a month and boy that's hard sometimes. I'm not sure how much longer that I will continue, but enjoy while you can. Here's a few more "baitoons".

Bait Date...



A fishing bobber's hierarchy of needs...



Inadequate Bobber...



Paddle over to my website, LeoLakes.com. I paint beautiful lake, river and bay decor maps. 



Ain't she pretty! Lake Taneycomo Map! She's all dressed up in a beautiful frame and ready to go to that "lake house warming party". you will be so proud when you walk in with the prettiest gift at the party..........LeoLakes.com


Folks are discovering that these decor maps are wonderfully unique gifts that become family heirlooms. Oh yeah, I hide things in the lake waters, such as a tiny mermaid/fish. Folks love to search for them. Also, you can personalize your lake map with a star where your lake house is located.  I call my maps, treasured maps because most folks have that special body of water that they treasure. My treasured maps make a great gifts for the fisherman, lake lover, or Lake house. Order soon to avoid the rush!

As you can see, my maps make a great gift.  Orders pick-up during the holiday's, so order soon. Click here www.LeoLakes.com for more information.

"Hanging a Leo Lakes Treasured Map in a lake house, is like christening a boat with a bottle of champagne!" 


Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Fishing Cartoons

 My fishing cartoons are about things that you have never thought about. I normally do cartoons about bait. why? Because bait cartoons can be funny. Also, my goal is to make bobbers great again! Think about it, what if a bait had a mullet or a bobber in the tackle box that was a stud or a worm fart. Lastly, I add new cartoons about ever two weeks depending on map orders, more about maps later...Enjoy 






Paddle over to my website, LeoLakes.com. I paint beautiful lake, river and bay decor maps. 


Ain't she pretty! She's all dressed up in a beautiful frame and ready to go to that "lake house warming party". you will be so proud when you walk in with the prettiest gift at the party..........LeoLakes.com

Folks are discovering that these decor maps are wonderfully unique gifts that become family heirlooms. Oh yeah, I hide things in the lake waters, such as a tiny mermaid/fish. Folks love to search for them. Also, you can personalize your lake map with a star where your lake house is located.  I call my maps, treasured maps because most folks have that special body of water that they treasure. My treasured maps make a great gifts for the fisherman, lake lover, or Lake house. Order soon to avoid the rush!

As you can see, my maps make a great gift.  Orders pick-up during the holiday's, so order soon. Click here www.LeoLakes.com for more information.

"Hanging a Leo Lakes Treasured Map in a lake house, is like christening a boat with a bottle of champagne!" 



Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Here's a map of Lake Cumberland that I've finished not long ago. Ain't she pretty. She's all dressed up in her new frame and ready to meet the new lake house.... 


I add the local waterfowl and it almost looks like they are actually flying over the waters. Some folks add the location of their lake house or the place that they caught a trophy fish,


I've been doing lake, river and bay maps for approximately 11 years. Over the years, I have experimented with different elements of map art in order to provide the best and most unique map on the market. Folks will be drawn to the map like a crackling fire on a cold winter night.  I try very hard to make my maps special by adding interest to the maps. LeoLakes.com


Also, each framed map or map over 16x32, comes with a certificate of authenticity, lake poem, and interesting facts abut the map. 



I have hundreds of maps on my website that can be purchased right from the site, or I can do custom and personalized vintage style lake maps, too. Lake maps will add beauty to your Lake House Decor! Make a great lake gift. Find out more interesting facts about my treasured maps by going to LeoLakes.com




Thursday, May 12, 2022

Hooked all day, Get dirty, I pooped in my shoe...

Occasionally, I do cartoons. I mostly concentrate on bait cartoons, yes bait. Why? Well because no one else is doing them and they can be really funny. Take a look at a worms life. Enjoy...







Paddle over to my website, I do Lake Decor Maps... Interestingly, I often get comments about the fish in the waters of all my maps. Folks love to tell me about fishing and love the jumping fish that I show on my maps. Also, they say the children really enjoy hunting for the tiny mermaid and are thrilled when they spot her in the waters. Oh yeah, some folks tell me that mermaid and fish move, but I'm not sure that I believe that. However, if you look closely you may find her and the fish jumping around. 
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Most folks add a star to a special place on the lake such as a lake house or where they caught that "Trophy Fish". Check-out below, a customer wanted to add the place, weight and fish type of a trophy that he caught.
I've been doing lake, river and bay maps for approximately eight years. Over the years, I have experimented with different elements of map art in order to provide the best and most unique map on the market. Folks will be drawn to the map like a crackling fire on a cold winter night.  I try very hard to make my maps special by adding interest to the maps. LeoLakes.com
Also, each framed map or map over 16x32, comes with a certificate of authenticity, lake poem, and interesting facts abut the map. 




I have hundreds of maps on my website that can be purchased right from the site, or I can do custom and personalized vintage style lake maps, too. Lake maps will add beauty to your Lake House Decor! Find out more interesting facts about my treasured maps by going to LeoLakes.com

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Need a beautiful Lake map for the lake house.

Need a beautiful Lake map for the lake house? I just finished this canvas map of Greers Ferry. It will soon be hanging in the customers lake house. I've been to Greers Ferry once or twice and let me say "it's a beautiful lake"...  LeoLakes.com


Interestingly, I often get comments about the tiny mermaid hidden in the waters of all my maps. Folks love to tell me about the search for the mermaid. They say the children really enjoy hunting for her and are thrilled when they spot her in the waters. Oh yeah, some folks tell me that she moves, but I'm not sure that I believe that. LeoLakes.com


Most folks add a star to a special place on the lake such as a lake house or where they caught that big fish.

 I've been doing lake, river and bay maps for approximately 12 years. Over the years, I have experimented with different elements of map art in order to provide the best and most unique map on the market. 
Folks will be drawn to the map like a crackling fire on a cold winter night.  I try very hard to make my maps special by adding interest to the maps. LeoLakes.com


I have hundreds of maps on my website that can be purchased right from the site, or I can do custom and personalized vintage style lake maps, too. Lake maps will add beauty to your Lake House Decor! Find out more interesting facts about my treasured maps by going to LeoLakes.com

Friday, April 8, 2022

Leo Lakes Cartoons

 I've added some new Baitrageous cartoons. I'm not sure why most of my cartoons involve a bobber, but they do. It could be that when I was a kid, bobbers were the only fishing item that we had...or I'm trying to make bobbers great again! Anyway, enjoy!









Oh yeah, check-out my decor maps of lake, rivers and bays. Folks will be drawn to my map like a crackling fire on a cold winter night.  I try very hard to make my maps special by adding interest to the maps. LeoLakes.com

Each framed map comes with a certificate of authenticity, lake poem, and interesting facts about the map. 

I have hundreds of maps on my website that can be purchased right from the site, or I can do custom and personalized vintage style lake maps, too. Lake maps will add beauty to your Lake House Decor! Find out more interesting facts about my treasured maps by going to LeoLakes.com

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

St Croix Trip Report

 There's nothing like getting on a big stream for a week, especially if it's the Caribbean. I just finished a week stay on beautiful St Croix Island. The water and weather were perfect, I love that turquoise colored water. We stayed on Protestant Cay which is a five acre island shown below at the lower right corner. Protestant Cay is about 200 yards off the main island. 


Below is a photo of Protestant Cay Island from the Christansted boradwalk. A small boat taxi takes you back and forth to the boardwalk. Lots of sailboats dot the bay. The small boat taxi has to maneuver around the sailboats. Lots of folks come to Portestant Cay for the day to visit the beach, a great beach!

This is a view of Christansted Bay. The bay is not a deep bay, so no cruise ships dock here. The cruise ships dock on the other side of the island near Frederiksted. The water is so crystal clear that you can see many feet below, absoulutely beautiful water. I often saw fish that were 4 feet long swimming along the boardwalk. Folks would toss their leftover food into the water and it was a feeding frezey. 

One of the fish waiting for a handout. I beleive that it's a Tarpon a few feet long. Interestingly, I did not see many fishing boats around St Clorix, mostly sailboats and scuba diving boats. When we ate at the boardwalk restaurants, we would ask if the fish was fresh and most of the time it was frozen, which was disappointing. This could have been due to the pandemic, however it was mostly over. We did find some great hamburgers and a very good beer battered shrimp meal.

In the afternoon, I watched a small rainstorm come ashore. The Tiki Hut Bar Boat sailed into the storm like it was a Carnival Cruise Ship, party on baby! I guess the captain knows the weather here and realized it was no threat, "No Problem Mon". The Tiki Boat was busy everyday and folks seemed to enjoy the party.

Here a chick, there a chick, everywhere a chick! Yes, chickens are everywhere in the downtown area. It was entertaining watching the roosters, hens and chicks roam around looking for a handout. They know how to acquire food from the tourist. 

Most of the tourist businesses in Christansted is along the boadwalk, however there are a few shops and restaurants deeper in town. As with a lot of Crabbian islands, there are older areas that need repair and refurblishing.  Christansted has some beautiful tropical tree lined streets. It was fun to roam around.

On the northshore of St Croix is "The wall". If you look at the water edge in the distance, you see the deep dark purple water. This is the wall, and it's a drop of over 13,000 feet. In fact, a living reef runs along the top and it is the largest in the Craibbean. Divers love this area!
    We stopped at this bar for lunch. It is perfectly named, "Off the Wall". The views are fantastic and the food is not bad either. Look it up on facebook!

I do maps! I completed this map of St Croix a few years ago. I add waterfowl, fish and a tiny, hidden mermaid in the waters. Check-out my website: LeoLakes.com