Picture Rejects
For as long as I can remember I've been dealing with images on some level. This started with the simple reading of comic books and their frame after frame of…
Last Fishing Trip of the Year
Got out Sunday morning for what will probably be my last fishing trip of the year. Well, maybe, but all indications are that it will be my last. The first…
An Interesting Series of Pictures
Well, okay, they're an interesting series of pictures to me. I know enough about cameras that you shouldn't point them directly into the sun to take a picture, but I…
Sun Rise Moon Set
Saturday, October 19th, 7:05 AM. Off to the east the clouds were low and gray. To the west, not a cloud in the sky. Even in the low morning light…
I took the Long way Home
I took the long way home today. Down the back roads and through the endless fields of corn and soybeans to the north and west of me. No real reason,…
It was Convenient
There are times my decision on where to fish is based on no more than it was convenient. No endless fishing theories, nothing to do with the time of year,…
Before I Blew out my Back
Before I blew out my back, the fish bite I was waiting patiently for finally happened. In the first 2.5 hours, 26 fish were hooked. I was already day dreaming…
AHOY the River
Where'd everybody go? That's right, it's after September 1st, the time of year when 90 percent of anglers give up for the year. Summer is over, the fish won't be…
If only I didn’t have to work…
If only I didn't have to work, I think I'd spend the next 10 days fishing. Fox River is at 701 cfs, which is perfect. 10 day forecast looks perfect.…