This post is about a neighbor and friend that died a year
ago today, John Lasavage Sr. He was one of the smartest
people I have ever met. He was a great outdoorsman, loved
fishing, hunting, and gardening. I don't think there was a
plant or flower he didn't know of or how to grow it. He
forgot more about fishing than most people will ever even
know. You could ask him about any body of water from Pa to
Canada and he could tell you what's in it and how to fish
it. Fly fishing, spin casting, bait casting...you name it,
if you could fish with it he knew how to use it. He caught
or raised his own bait. From panfish on a private pond to
salmon in Oswego NY to catfish on Oneida to stripers on the
Hudson the man truly loved his fishing. He ate everything
he caught or killed. More than once I seen him come home
with a stringer full of 5lbs. bass. He was old school, he
would never tell you where he was going to fish. He always
just smile and say Pond X. He also enjoyed ice fishing. He
loved rabbit hunting, squirrel hunting, and deer hunting.
He hunted in NY and Pa, I don't think a year went by when
he didn't get atleast one deer. His sons are also avid
sportsmen and they were taught by the best of them that's
for sure. He was my neighbor for 20 years, I miss him more
with time. They don't make them like him anymore, but I
will always remember him and all the good times we shared!
ago today, John Lasavage Sr. He was one of the smartest
people I have ever met. He was a great outdoorsman, loved
fishing, hunting, and gardening. I don't think there was a
plant or flower he didn't know of or how to grow it. He
forgot more about fishing than most people will ever even
know. You could ask him about any body of water from Pa to
Canada and he could tell you what's in it and how to fish
it. Fly fishing, spin casting, bait casting...you name it,
if you could fish with it he knew how to use it. He caught
or raised his own bait. From panfish on a private pond to
salmon in Oswego NY to catfish on Oneida to stripers on the
Hudson the man truly loved his fishing. He ate everything
he caught or killed. More than once I seen him come home
with a stringer full of 5lbs. bass. He was old school, he
would never tell you where he was going to fish. He always
just smile and say Pond X. He also enjoyed ice fishing. He
loved rabbit hunting, squirrel hunting, and deer hunting.
He hunted in NY and Pa, I don't think a year went by when
he didn't get atleast one deer. His sons are also avid
sportsmen and they were taught by the best of them that's
for sure. He was my neighbor for 20 years, I miss him more
with time. They don't make them like him anymore, but I
will always remember him and all the good times we shared!