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…
People Target these Things?
I decided to go fish a creek. I knew it would be a little high, I assumed it was going to be muddy. I've fished it under worse conditions, if…
A Little Exploring
The exploration began as a search for ponds. Somewhere back behind a wooded area, down through a ravine and across a no name ditch, were supposed to be a couple…