It’s Lunch Time my Friend 8.18.11
You'll have to excuse my own lack of posts lately, I've been busy. This week it's time to quit reading the stories of others and start making plans for your…
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…
You can Still Fish at the Yorkville Dam, but why Would You?
For almost six years I've been living within walking distance of the Yorkville dam. I think I've fished near the dam, that would be between the dam and the Route…
A Weekend of Fishing, for the Most Part
Since June 21st we've been losing about a minute a day of sunlight. Luckily it seems to be evenly split up between the sunrise and the sunset. Either way I'm…
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,…
It’s Lunch Time my Friend 7.28.11
I know, it's early, but getting re-acclimated to a regular 9 to 5 job is kicking my time management ass. I don't have any time. Was barely able to go…
The river had been looking good…
I was able to get out fishing on Friday and at 6:30 PM I found myself wading the Fox River in North Aurora. The last few hours of the day…
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.…
A Strange Year for Berries, Bugs and Other Things
This past spring was cold and wet and my wife and I noticed that this delayed everything in the woods, fields and waters by at least 2 weeks. Plants and…