More Creek Hopping
Virtually overnight the plowed and planted farm fields around me had perfectly spaced ribbons of green running through them for as far as you could see. The corn had sprouted…
Creek Hopping
The past weekends rains must have been pretty localized. They had no effect on the Fox River and it continues to come down to something that can be waded, almost.…
9 Miles up a Creek
While talking to my wife about going fishing in a couple of hours, the television starts beeping and a crawl comes across the bottom. Tornado warnings are being issued and…
Fox River Plan B
Plan A on the Fox River was to wade as much of the river from Geneva to Yorkville. Over the past 15 years, I did a pretty good job of…
A Walk Along a Creek
Apparently, I went for a walk along this same creek and through these same woods on April 11, 2010. The pictures I took that day look a lot like the…
Fox River Hawg Huntin’
Actually, I just went fishing. I like fishing. I like fishing for smallmouth bass. Signs of active wildlife above the water line can some times be a good sign for…
Really?
The carp, quillbacks and suckers are making their runs up the rivers and creeks, by the hundreds. Of course, I had to catch one of each of the damn things.…
Picture Posting and Writing Guidelines
New picture posting and writing guidelines for fishing blogs and forums. With the fish catching season upon us, it is critical that we now switch over to picture taking methods…
Illinois Creek Chub Trout Fishing
I'm a voracious reader, but the caveat is that I can't read books. I learned a long time ago that I don't have the attention span required to make it…