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…
Battling Big Bass
While putting away the laundry I turn on the tube to something mindless for the company. On one of the outdoors channels was a show called Big Bass Battle. I…
Before the Rains Came
You can't beat being able to stop along the river on the way home after a long commute. The last couple of hours of the day have always been my…
Aurora Paddlesports Festival,
June 11 and 12 in Aurora, Illinois
If you've been thinking of buying a kayak or canoe, you may want to hold off one more week. This coming weekend, June 11th and 12th, is the Aurora Paddlesports…
Mental Gymnastics
The mental gymnastics started about a week ago. Spend the 50 bucks or so to fill a tank with gas. Burn it all off in a 250 mile, 5 hour…
Do as I say, Not as I do
When the Fox River is flowing above 4,000 cubic feet per second, I don't recommend that anyone go in the water unless they know the water when it's flowing at…
Too Hot to Wander, Too High to Fish
Within 60 seconds of leaving my house there are nothing but farm fields for as far as you could see. That's one of the reasons I'm reluctant to move away…