Pond and Lake Fishing, Seemed Simple Enough
A few days earlier I had gone for a walk with my wife around the lakes and ponds at Silver Springs State Park. There were hundreds of bass fry swimming…
Waterdog Journal Blog is Moving
In about 2 weeks the Waterdog Journal Blog will be moving to a new home. I've been asked to bring my blog over to ChicagoNow and it will show up…
Fischen Scheiße Nebenfluss
At least that's how a website translated the title into German. I have no clue if it's correct, but I like the way it sounds. The majority of the day…
And, where the hell were you going with this?
At the end of the day, the threat of severe storms for the next couple of days was looming on the horizon. A new pair of waders were sitting in…
Guiding, Fishing, Working,
Ascent into Heaven and a Walk
These things will keep you busy when you spread them out over the course of a few days. I should get in the habit of carrying a note pad or…
Fox River Guiding With Ed
Got Ed out for a guided trip to the Fox River today. Even though he lives and owns a business in Aurora, Illinois, by his account the last time he…
More Creek Hopping
Virtually overnight the plowed and planted farm fields around me had perfectly spaced ribbons of green running through them for as far as you could see. The corn had sprouted…
Creek Hopping
The past weekends rains must have been pretty localized. They had no effect on the Fox River and it continues to come down to something that can be waded, almost.…
9 Miles up a Creek
While talking to my wife about going fishing in a couple of hours, the television starts beeping and a crawl comes across the bottom. Tornado warnings are being issued and…