Blackberry Creek Dam Removal Update, Moving Right Along
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ With the short week due to the New Year on Tuesday, it's only been three days since…
Blackberry Creek Dam Removal Update
Better Late than Never
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ One of my goals for 2012 was to put up weekly updates on the removal of the…
And That’s Why I Fish
We fishermen, I think, are lucky. Our sport can take us back to the fundamentals, back to the shallow waters where we first wet our feet, back even to those…
The Neighborhood Crazy Old Squirrel Guy goes Fishing
There are about a dozen squirrels that hang around the neighborhood, about half a dozen of which have become trained to being fed peanuts, all the time. Every time I…
What Doesn’t Kill Ya…
For the past couple of weeks, my back has been twinging. On a pain scale of 1 to 10, it's always at a number five, something I've got used to…
Dear Cabela’s — No More Boots from You!
The best wading boots I've ever owned were a pair of Cabela's boots that I vaguely remember being called Guidewear. They had all leather uppers and rubber soles that weren't…
It’s a War Zone out There
North of the river from where I live are fields of corn and soybeans, virtually all harvested. I've been seeing hundreds of ducks and geese every day for the last…
A Walk Down the River
On those cool gray days that have a threat of rain in the air, I don't bother looking around for things to photograph. There's no color, no contrast or depth.…
Music to Fish and Wander By
I get songs stuck in my head. For awhile, this one has been stuck there. It will open in another window... Donovan, Hurdy Gurdy Man Thrown like a star in…