I Went Fishing, And Now I Am Going To Tell You About It
If you were born in the 1950’s and came of age in the 60’s and 70’s, and if you got to watch television now and then or were taken to…
New Public Land
Originally published on kengortowski.com on February 25, 2019. ________________________ When I hear the phrase New Public Land, my eyebrows arch and my eyes bug out a bit. If I already…
First You Have to Get There
First you have to get there, that starting point upstream on the creek. That's what the picture at the top shows. Sure, there are other ways in, but after years…
A Couple of Creek Walks
Went on a couple of creek walks Friday and Saturday. Decided to finally hit the Fox River on Sunday. I'll take the creeks. The fishing in the creeks has been…
For the Love of Creeks
For the love of creeks and what they do for me. Was going to launch into what a beautiful day it turned out to be today. Was going to talk…
A Hike in the Woods
Going out fishing was really an excuse to get out for a hike in the woods. There was more skim ice on the bird bath Sunday morning, I think that's…
My Last Cast
Before I got to my last cast, the day started out innocuous enough. Went to a spot two miles inland on a creek to see if the smallies had moved…
Moving up Quickly
The smallies must have liked the warmer weather, warmer water and perfect creek levels and in the past few days have been moving up quickly. Friday after work it took…
Off to a Slow Start
Off to a slow start, but it's a start. With the rain we had I didn't even expect to get in the water let alone fish it. The creek of…