A Few Days of Creek Fishing
You've probably noticed I never talk about the nuts and bolts of fishing. I guess that would be the hook and tackle (hooks and tackle?) of fishing. Whatever it's called,…
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
I have no choice but to go fishing as often as possible. I'll do whatever I have to do to squeeze in a couple of hours on any given day.…
Note to Self, Always Carry a Stringer
I wish I could know in advance that I would catch a couple of decent sized catfish even though I was pursuing smallmouth bass. These cats came from a creek…
Go, Get Out, Go Fishing
When I'm anxious and agitated I pace. What's running around in my head is pretty much undefined and in the long term, irrelevant. Something is bugging me. If I can't…
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…
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…
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…
Fischen Scheiße Nebenfluss
At least that's how a website translated the title into German. I have no clue if it's correct, but I like the way it sounds. The majority of the day…
And, where the hell were you going with this?
At the end of the day, the threat of severe storms for the next couple of days was looming on the horizon. A new pair of waders were sitting in…