Of Bucket Lists and New Years Resolutions
Toward the end of any given year it seems that you start to read more about making bucket lists and New Years resolutions. I don't recall ever doing either. I'm…
One More Cast Fly Shop
For the fly anglers that live in the Chicago area, at about 8 a.m. this morning I received an email from Joseph Meyer, owner of One More Cast Fly Shop…
I’m in a Book!
A few years ago I guided a guy and his wife out on a creek. He was on a quest to catch fish on a fly rod from all 50…
Well, Merry Christmas then…
Throughout my brief, part time work day I have to deal with people. Not always pleasant, and today was one of those days where the unpleasant ruled. I kept thinking…
Christmas Shopping
A couple of years ago I was playing around with a bunch of fish pictures I had laying around. Then I combined them into what I thought were interesting designs…
Wrong Place
I couldn't sleep last night. The usual things... money, not enough of it; work, or lack of it, goes with the lack of money thing; kids, granted they live with…
End of the Season. Maybe.
The beginning of November, the weather was still unusually balmy. Was out a couple of days earlier and caught a 19 inch smallmouth. I knew there was something from that day that told me what I should go do. So, where did I leave off. Oh yeah.
Ramble with Gortowski
Just about every week for the past 10 years I have sent fishing reports on the Fox River here in Illinois to Dale Bowman, outdoor writer for the Chicago Sun…
Fall Creeks and Dink Fish
I have no clue why I didn't wander to this creek in September or October, especially with the outstanding weather we had all fall. Those are the months where a…