Prelude to a Squirrel Hunt
I stopped going out fishing at sunrise a few years ago when I noticed it didn't matter. Either the fish were there or they weren't, no different than any other…
Fishing the Fox in the Wind and the Rain
You got the river, a relatively thin strip of shoreline, a bike path, sometimes a guard rail and the road. It goes on like this for a couple of miles,…
Up a Creek
For the second straight year, Field & Stream has partnered with Trout Unlimited on tours of America’s Best Wild Places. The Best Wild Places is a joint project and offers…
Some Days aren’t all that Exciting
This is a bastardized version of what I sent to Dale Bowman as a final follow up for his Wednesday fishing reports. Not much to say, not much to look…
I’m just about out of Words
That happens whenever I have to concentrate on finding work in a job market that chooses to ignore men over 50. Plenty of minimum wage offerings out there, up to…
Wild Asparagus, a Bridge, Beer and Leaf Burning
Who are you? Carnac? What does any of that have to do with fishing. Everything is related somehow. Sometimes you just have to wait awhile till they all catch up…
Hellloooooo, is this thing on?
If anybody is set up to receive a notice whenever I post something here, you haven't been getting much of anything in the way of notices. That is going to…
Like Clockwork, Goose Opening Day, October 15th
Everyday at 7:45 AM I drive the back roads through the Fox Valley to get to the main road to go to work. The corn and soybean fields have been…
Illinois Fall Catchable Trout Program or Fishing in Hell
I posted this back in April for the Spring Illinois Catchable Trout Program. With the Fall Illinois Catchable Trout Program starting on October 15th, thought I would run it again.…