THE TENT. Opening Fishing 2024. "The Movie." Fishing. Campfires. Bike riding. Dogs are up with us. 

Joe! My friend! My significant OTHER whom I’ve known for 53 years, and whom I was married to for a time and whom has been my housemate for the approximately last 20 years passed away one week ago yesterday! Now, as I watch your familiar video once again, I am feeling softly embraced by the family feeling that I get when enjoying your company. I thank you for sharing your life with me and many others! It surely means a whole lot! Especially when your heart has a crack in it and the house feels strange! ❤️‍🩹

It makes my night when you come out with these one hour plus videos.

Your Dad is Awesome, I lost my parents during the pandemic. Spend as much time as possible with your Dad. Awesome Fella. ❤

Your dad is so creative and talented!

My Dad is 88 and still is in his wood shop everyday making cheese boards and other handmade stuff for craft shows. Very nice birdhouses. Your dad and my dad would be friends. We call my dad ole stumpy after a few digits fell victim to his saw over the past few year. I CHERISH everyday spent with mom n dad❤

Father does such outstanding beautiful work.

I smile ear to ear every time his dad is on here. The knowledge and skill gentleman has learned during his time on this big blue marble is amazing and thank your for sharing it with us.

Your dad is so talented!! He makes lovely things.

Great way to spend a cold rainy day in Alaska thanks again Joe for another great video

I want to thank you for the work you put in the videos. A little piece of nature is great for the mental health of truck drivers who only get a few days a year to enjoy the outdoors!!! Thanks again and shout out to all the drivers who keep this country moving.

My favorite channel! Thanks for always bringing us along Joe! God Bless!

Always love to see and hear your dad....such a treasure.

I've never seen anyone more obsessed with the weather.

You are so fortunate to be able to spend time with your dad. I lost my dad in 2021 due to cancer. Watching you do things with your dad brings me happy memories with my dad.

Essentially a private lake. No neighbors. What an unbelievably perfect place to hit the reset button

Such a lovely couple and a delightful video. Thank you!

Your father is such an amazing craftsman with his wood work

Your dad is a treasure - thanks for sharing your interactions with him. Those bird houses are wonderful!

Simply gorgeous. Thank you. You've given me ideas for my upcoming movie.

Thanks Joe and Melissa! I know y’all had a great time! Love the birds!

Great video Joe! Always enjoy the "opener"👍👍

I'm so happy that your dad lets you video. Come on grandma. Let Joe video you! We've known for YEARS that you don't want to be videoed, but at least FOR YOUR gr & great grandchildren. Please wonderful grandma & mom to Joe. Our best & beloved RU-vidr!! The children deserve it!!❤❤❤God bless you and many prayers 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ ❤❤❤❤❤

Already know this will be good. Joe back at the tent after a prolonged recovery. Melissa taking him to the cleaners catching fish. I got my adult beverage and two hours of quiet.

Another awesome video Joe. Thanks to you and Melissa for taking us along once again for the fishing opener. And still can't figure out why people are leaving negative comments, that just baffles me.

Woohoo!..... actually Woohoo x2!!

Your dad has a great soul

I haven't watched in a while, last time I watched, your dad had just had surgery. Glad to see he's doing well. I'll bet you are glad you met Melissa. It's hard to be alone in life.

I know making these videos is not easy and takes a lot of your time, but I can speak for all of us when I say thanks for the hard work! Your videos are the perfect addition to my Sunday evening.

oh shit no lollollol stunning fish that was , excellent watch as always joe thankyou

Strong man your Dad

You are fortunate. At your age, I had already lost both my parents. Enjoy every second you have with them.

👍👍 Thanks Joe and God bless y’all 🙏✌️

Hey Joe I just love your Dad’s cabin and the new things he’s doing, and FISH MAGNET MELISSA IS THE BOMB. Y’all ROCK Joe and thanks for sharing this movie! 👏👏👏🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯🎣🎣🎣

Your dad is awesome you can tell he is a true craftsman...his wood work is not something you see everyday!..it would be awesome to see a video of all your dads big bucks and there storys maby have your dad reminisce them memories...i love hearing old huntin stories and looks like your father has a whole book!

That’s beautiful job your dad has done and your tent is very neat job real job hall have done

Your father's place is PRICELESS!

Opening Fishing video ! :) The northern lights to boot...Enjoyed

Not sure what's after a Master Craftsman but he is definitely more than a Master Craftsman! Legend

I always look forward to seeing your dad’s place. He’s got such imagination and creativity. Does such nice work. Opening day for fishing and elk season are definitely days to look forward to here also. Thanks, from Hells Canyon Frank.

I loved seeing Melissa pull up with the dogs and seeing Annie so excited. Then watching Joanie settle right in like "Ahh.. finally get to relax!"

We are blessed in Georgia with freshwater fishing season and deer hunting. Fishing is Open year round with no restrictions on all species. 12 deer tags per hunter with a 3 month season. My husband and grandson filled all.their 24 tags last season. Lot of folks in need got alot of free venison. :)

Thanks for sharing with us Joe, Melissa, and Joe's Dad. Really enjoyed the time spent with your father, he is an artist using wood and stone for his work which is awesome. She did it again, you need to pay more attention to her fishing tricks lol. You both did a great job fishing and had an enjoyable time on opening 2024. Couldn't have asked for better conditions and perfect for the Northern Lights show. Really appreciate your taking us along . Fred.

I love the boat rides you give us. Its almost like we are in the boat!!! Thank you....

I absolutely love the stuff you and your dad make. Those birdhouses are beautiful.😊

Beautiful work by your Dad once again. Love the bird houses!!

Oh wow what a show those Northern Lights are! Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful weekend! Thanks for sharing!

Your Dad is so talented, those bird houses!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Great video Joe! Thank you. 👍

Bikes look like a blast a nice addition to the fun at the tent

I love seeing your Dad and your tent video's ty good sir.

Talk about timing. I'm looking forward to watching.

Awesome Video thanks Joe!!

thank you Joe and Melisa love the tent videos, can't get enough of them!!

Love seeing your dad and you spend time together!

What an enjoyable watch! Thanks Joe and Melissa!

Looks like an amazingly beautiful day up there.

Such a relaxing video! It makes remember good times fishing with my Dad on vacation in Minnesota when I was young. We used to stay on Big Bass Lake in Cohasset.

Awesome video! Thanks for taking us along

I love the long tent videos! Makes me feel like I'm almost there. Thanks, Joe.

We were able to the northern lights here in S.E. Michigan as well. Thank you for sharing your videos with us.

These tent videos just bring me such joy! The boat motor takes me back to my childhood when we spent weekends at our grandparents lake house. We had a fishing boat very similar to this one and the sound just reminds me of wonderful times spent at the lake. The peepers, too! Fishing, water skiing, swimming...what a wonderful time we always had at the lake despite the sunburns and mosquitoes! Thanks for sharing, Joe. Glad you and Melissa got to go to the tent and the weather cooperate. Always enjoy seeing the dogs, too! Looking forward to your next adventure. Y'all take care and be safe!

Nice Minnow "Bucket"!

Wow! I get ribeyes all the time here in Michigan, I won’t pay over $10 for 1. $30 is outrageous! Great video, Melissa seems like a lovely young lady 😊

Tell Dad the birdhouse tree is amazing his imagination is out of this world.

Nice treat for a slow Sunday! Thank you as always for sharing your little piece of paradise sir!

Such amazing photos of The Aurora Borealus. Super jealous!

Good to see your dad he looks so good. You are blessed with great Genes. Great video.

Great Tent video!

Thats some good livin right there!!!!

Great video Joe. The bikes are awesome also. Thanks for sharing

Nothing else matters love guys!!!!!!!!

It all looks safe Joe! Enjoy your time with Mellisa and the E bikes. Good luck on the fishing and can’t wait to see what you and Mellisa make to eat. Thanks for sharing❤️

So no nice seeing all the dogs at the tent,they look like their really enjoying it there.,🐕🐕‍🦺🦮

Just got home from work... heated up some pulled pork...cracked open a 🍺...and saw this was on. Going to be a great night...thanks Joe!

I love the tent videos, the lake is beautiful and looks so peaceful. I hope you catch plenty of fish!

Awesome video Joe and Melissa

Love your videos as always. Looks like you two had fun.

What a fun lake that would be for a serious fisherman! Untouched

Northern pike are absolutely delicious. That was a huge pike.

I love seeing joannie..

I just love your videos. It’s so beautiful at the tent 😊

Lake looked super on trial ride amazing motor started so easy.

Nice fish, great to see your dad. I wish I had that chance yet. Tell him we loved his talents with all his work on the bird houses. Love his style. Great to see the tree going down didn't do to bad of damage. Great weekend. Thanks for sharing

Once again, Melissa is the fish whisperer. You can't beat that southern girl Joe.

Love this video dude your my kind of people

one of my favorite videos! thanks for including us! the northern lights were amazing! love when the both of you fish , my wife always out fishes me Ha Ha !

Great fish Melissa!

"where's your blueprints?" lol... I hear the Spring Peepers are really Peeping away!! Great sound, even if the darn things neve seem to stop!

Great video. You two work so hard each day that is was nice to see you both relaxing and having fun. And the doggies were having such a great time. Always enjoy seeing your dad. So summer season is upon us and once again what a joy to see you all together. God bless. ❤❤🐶🐶🐶🦈🍔🥩 Thanks again for the video.

Very nice guys!

Looks like you guys had a great time. The tent agrees with both of you.

Your Dad, he's so inventive ❤

If I was your parents I would spend my entire summers at the cabin. What a wonderful place !

Joe your old Dads cabin is absolutely magnificent. Come so far from when we watched you build it ..I’d never leave there ..all the best mate from outback Western ..Australia

Hey Joe it's good to see Dad doing good he is a man with a lot of work left to do ,its awesome to see him with so much ambition keep going Dad the brid house look fabulous 👍🏻👍🏻

Lake looking Beautiful, Joe. Wishing I was there. 😅

Looks like the dock needs a little TLC. Great video Joe

Fun relaxing times. Spent many openers on Big Winnebgosh. Back in the day good walleye times. And beer batter fries.

AWESOME VIDEO JOE!!!!!!!!!!