Wanted an Easy Day of Just Fishing
My Friday adventure on a couple of creeks came at a price. I forgot to mention in that report that I had hiked over a half mile down virtually non-existent…
Doomed to Fail from the Start
I knew when I walked out the door in the middle of the day that the creeks I wanted to fish were running low and crystal clear. One of the…
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…
Ya Gotta Love Her
At 56 years old, I consider myself very lucky to have my parents still alive and relatively healthy. The other day was my mom's 79th birthday. My sister had the…
Couple of Days of Fishing
I've been lazy about getting out. My timing has always been off. It's nice out and by the time I get to the river, the wind shifts out of the…
Fishing in the Wind
It seemed simple enough. Drive around for a little over 100 hundred miles, stop and talk to a couple of people and wind up on a fishable stretch of the…
Info Meeting on the Blackberry Creek Dam Removal Project
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ It will be interesting to see what they have to say about the details of the Blackberry…
When Fishing a Creek,
Don’t Step on a Goose Nest
On the second creek I decided to fish this day, I stayed in the water while fishing rather than walking up on shore. A flood a few years ago channeled…
April 1st – Smallmouth Bass – Catch and Release
Don't forget, April 1st marks the start of the catch and release ONLY period for smallmouth bass here in Illinois. This runs till June 15th. I think the law makes…