Hectic Schedules, Summer Doldrums and Fishing Ennui
I think I first noticed something was up in the first week of May when Quill Gordon ended a post without placing a fly on the water. Opening Day! It…
God and Lawn Care
Another from my friend Tom down in Florida. ____________________________________________ God said: "St. Francis, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there on…
Fox River Creeks
In the 15 years I've been fishing the Fox River and it's creeks, I can't recall a time when they've both behaved the way they have for the past few…
It’s Lunch Time My Friend
A long time ago I worked as a janitor, second shift, in Sears Tower. 90 percent of the janitors were Polish. Lunch time would come around. You have to imagine…
The Summer Solstice Tried to Kill Me – Part Three – The End
...The island was covered in trees and the grass was over 3 feet tall. I tried moving through the grass fast only to start tripping on all the logs and…
The Summer Solstice Tried to Kill Me – Part Two
...All week the weather forecast was beginning to sound a lot like The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Every day there had been a call for severe storms. Damaging winds, torrential…
The Summer Solstice Tried to Kill Me – Part One
To be fair to Mother Nature, she doesn't care if we live or die. We're not even a blip on her radar, just another organism on her planet. She goes…
Summer Solstice
Around 10 years ago, possibly less, I decided to go out fishing the whole day on the longest day of the year. This year on June 21st, sunrise is 5:20…
Happy Father’s Day to Me
The plan was to spend Saturday with my oldest daughter down along the Fox River at Blues on the Fox in Aurora. Over the past 40 years I've seen a…