A Walk Down to the River
It was starting to snow and 14 inches were being called for within the next 36 hours, I thought now would be a good time to take a walk down…
Bamboo — A few Pictures
Sadly, not a whole lot with fish. Which figures, since I have this wonderful bamboo fly rod to play with. A cold front came through a few days ago and…
A Simple Afternoon of Fishing
The last I heard, here in the Chicago area this was the mildest winter in 75 years. You would think this would be an ideal setup for the creek fishing…
While out Fishing the Other Day
While I was out fishing a semi urban stretch of the Fox River at the end of January, I was joined by a couple of red tailed hawks and a…
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Okay, fine, I will. The conversation was being had in my head and the bet was to myself. Nuts and a bad bet pretty much sums it up, but I…
Dear Mr. Bowman
Dear Mr. Bowman, I have been following your writing on the outdoors for a bit over a decade. The Chicago Sun Times should consider themselves lucky to have an outdoor…
Fox River Eagles so far for 2011
It seems that the area ponds froze over sooner than usual. December was a pretty cold month that had almost all of the days below normal. This brought a lot…
Fox River Eagles – Winter 2010
I wrote this around the first week of February 2010. The eagle sightings seem to be the highest throughout the month of January. Less open water in the area, but…
Fox River Eagles – Winter 2009
I saw my first Fox River eagle in the winter about 6 years ago. It was drifting lazily on a slight wind above open water somewhere between Montgomery and Oswego.…