Fox River Scum
After a few weeks of going through a lack of interest in fishing the Fox River, I didn't think I'd wind up spending three hours chasing down the source of…
Mister Crayfish Says
Mister crayfish says... you'll have to trust me on this... When the smallies start hitting on the Fox River, use something colored pumpkinseed/chartreuse.
An Extremely Rare Equipment Post
I use PowerPro, 10 pound test and 2 pound diameter. After about a year the line starts to look beat up. It doesn't seem to affect it's strength, just looks…
Need Fox River Fishing Reports?
While I continue to ignore writing anything here and not reading much (sorry everyone, it's been kind of nice being oblivious to everything), I have been leaving fishing reports on…
Fun with Wildlife
Wednesday turned out to be a stunningly beautiful day and I wound up getting an angler out on a guided trip to fish the Fox. He's an experienced angler, but…
A Fishing Life Plan
The summer of 1996, I was driving out to the Fox River. I no longer recall why. I was 40 years old and had never fished a river before. I…
Do as I say, Not as I do
When the Fox River is flowing above 4,000 cubic feet per second, I don't recommend that anyone go in the water unless they know the water when it's flowing at…
Too Hot to Wander, Too High to Fish
Within 60 seconds of leaving my house there are nothing but farm fields for as far as you could see. That's one of the reasons I'm reluctant to move away…