His Own Personal River Cleanup
Sunday was a stunningly beautiful part of the long Labor Day Weekend. I spent the last 4 hours of the day wandering down the Fox River attempting to catch fish.…
A Past Squirrel Hunt in Three Parts: Part Two, the Build Up
By the time December rolled around, I was beginning to believe that getting out again in 2007 just wasn't going to happen. Finances had taken a nose dive once again.…
A Past Squirrel Hunt in Three Parts: Part One, the Setup
I think I got out hunting twice in 2007, both to Marseilles State Fish and Wildlife Area. Twice is a far cry from the 25 or more trips per year…
A Rare Morning of Fishing
There's a good chance that on any given day at four in the morning, I'm awake. This started when I was a kid and around 5 decades later, I don't…
Been Getting Out, but no Time to Tell You About It
Time is at a premium lately. A new job and a long commute eats up 12 hours of my day. By the time I'm back at home, there's things to…
Seems Like a Decent Evening to go Fishing
The assumption is that I will be off work at 5 PM. The next assumption is that people will learn to drive on highways by that time and not turn…
The Death of River Wading
Over the past few years the amount of anglers seen wading the Fox River has whittled down to almost nothing. For a two year stretch where I thought I was…
Music to Fish By
When I read about fishing I tend to read about trout fishing, even though there are no trout streams in Illinois and I don't fish for trout. The words of…
Living on the Edge of Civilization
A little after 5 o'clock and I'm leaving the office building hell that surrounds O'Hare airport for the 50 mile commute home. Luckily 98 percent of the drive is all…