A Past Squirrel Hunt in Three Parts: Part One, the Setup
I think I got out hunting twice in 2007, both to Marseilles State Fish and Wildlife Area. Twice is a far cry from the 25 or more trips per year…
It’s Lunch Time my Friend 8.24.11
Why, look at that, it is almost lunch time. The summer doldrums seem to be coming to an end. In the past week all the writers have come back to…
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…
You can Still Fish at the Yorkville Dam, but why Would You?
For almost six years I've been living within walking distance of the Yorkville dam. I think I've fished near the dam, that would be between the dam and the Route…
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…
Wile E Coyote vs. Bullet
If you wander around in the river and on it's islands long enough you can't help but find all kinds of things. On a couple of Fox River islands are…