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…
Bad Week, Good Week
It's been one of those weeks that started out having me question why I bother with the local fishing forums. With their use of aliases, they've always seemed to be…
Catch and Self Release
I used to have a friend that fly fished, fished with flies, or so he said. I remember a fair amount of conversation about the topic, but I don't recall…
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…
Illinois Creek Chub Trout Fishing
I'm a voracious reader, but the caveat is that I can't read books. I learned a long time ago that I don't have the attention span required to make it…
Well, at least I didn’t get skunked.
One of the drawbacks to keeping all of your fishing gear scattered throughout your SUV for 8 to 9 months out of the year is that when you go to…
High, Fast and Muddy Creeks
Some pretty heavy rains made their way through the area Monday night and took their time passing up into Wisconsin. Because of this the water level on the Fox River…
Fishing April, Fox River Past and Present
Every Wednesday Dale Bowman of the Chicago Sun Times publishes my Fox River fishing prospects/report on his Stray Casts blog. Usually what I write for him, which is the text…