A Citizen’s Guide to Preserving the Fox River
About 5 years ago I walked away from all of the river conservation issues I used to be involved with. I started with the Salt Creek Watershed Network back in…
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 Break from the Heat
I've always enjoyed the reprieve of a strong summer cold front blowing through. Within 24 hours a string of sweaty, sultry days becomes more reminiscent of early fall. The sky…
A Sunset Stroll in the Fox River
After sitting and staring at a computer screen for over 7 hours trying to eke out what barely passes for a living, I'd had enough. The vibration of the LCD…
Match the Hatch
If you say match the hatch to a trout angler, they'll immediately go sit alongside a stream or lake to observe the bugs that are rising from the water. Then…
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…
The Walleye Ate all of the Smallmouth
My first 3 years of college were spent studying architecture. At the end of the third year I decided I had enough. For the next 3 years I went to…
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…
Many Rivers to Cross
As I write this, massive violent looking storms have been tracking north to south over Lake Michigan for at least the last 18 hours. I hear they've been raking the…