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The Otter Creek Redneck

Rural Stories. Outdoor Places.
And Small Moments from Wisconsin.

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Personal Best Large Mouth Bass
20 Aug 2020

Personal Best Large Mouth Bass

by Otter Creek | posted in: Fishing, Nature & Outdoors, Summer | 0

This has got to be the biggest Largemouth Bass I’ve ever caught! Didn’t have a tape measure or scale but it’s a beauty! After taking a couple of pictures, I released it back safely.

bass, fish, Fishing, largermouth bass, summer
Friday Night Fish Fry Fritters
9 Mar 2018

Friday Night Fish Fry Fritters

by Otter Creek | posted in: Cooking | 0

LeAnn and I had a Friday night fish fry with Bluegill fillets in Fish Fritters. This recipe is perfect for small fillets such as Bluegill or other sunfish. You will need 3 to 4 cups of fish (a quart freezer … Continued

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About Otter Creek Redneck

Otter Creek is a small rural township in northwest Wisconsin — the kind of place where the nights are quiet, the winters are long, where the people, fields and woods hold stories that deserve telling.

Otter Creek Redneck exists to preserve the quiet moments, hard-earned wisdom, and simple beauty of rural life in northern Wisconsin — through honest storytelling, reflection, and lived experience.

This blog isn’t about trends or headlines. It’s about place, memory, and the simple rhythm of life lived close to the land.

Here, you’ll find reflections from the woods, stories handed down through family, and moments that would otherwise slip past unnoticed. It’s a record of rural life as it is — sometimes hard, often quiet, always honest.

Because these stories matter.
And because someday, they may be all that’s left.

Welcome to Otter Creek.

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