A Rare Morning of Fishing
There's a good chance that on any given day at four in the morning, I'm awake. This started when I was a kid and around 5 decades later, I don't…
Been Getting Out, but no Time to Tell You About It
Time is at a premium lately. A new job and a long commute eats up 12 hours of my day. By the time I'm back at home, there's things to…
Seems Like a Decent Evening to go Fishing
The assumption is that I will be off work at 5 PM. The next assumption is that people will learn to drive on highways by that time and not turn…
It’s Lunch Time my Friend 8.18.11
You'll have to excuse my own lack of posts lately, I've been busy. This week it's time to quit reading the stories of others and start making plans for your…
The Death of River Wading
Over the past few years the amount of anglers seen wading the Fox River has whittled down to almost nothing. For a two year stretch where I thought I was…
Music to Fish By
When I read about fishing I tend to read about trout fishing, even though there are no trout streams in Illinois and I don't fish for trout. The words of…
It’s Lunch Time my Friend 8.12.11
I've been getting a number of notices about posts going up, but my time has been limited and I've only been able to check out a few. If there's not…
Living on the Edge of Civilization
A little after 5 o'clock and I'm leaving the office building hell that surrounds O'Hare airport for the 50 mile commute home. Luckily 98 percent of the drive is all…
A Weekend of Fishing, for the Most Part
Since June 21st we've been losing about a minute a day of sunlight. Luckily it seems to be evenly split up between the sunrise and the sunset. Either way I'm…