I Could Smell the Fish Spawning
The best way to describe it is in food terms, I think. Sweet and sour, possibly a good Molé sauce or chocolate covered grilled jalapenos. Spawning fish have a strange…
Long Post with a Bunch of Crap Photos
You were warned. For some reason, the way the sun was shining or technical difficulties, I couldn't get photos to work the way I wanted. So I went out of…
Dear Cabela’s — Your Wading Boots Suck
In March of 2011, my Cabela's Guidewear Pro Vibram® Wading Boots that cost me about $100, bit the dust after 2 years of use. I thought I was going to…
What the Hell…
If you're going to go fish a river when it's high and moving fast. If you're going to walk a half mile upstream on railroad tracks, which always seems harder…
Just Fishing and Stuff
Some days are like that. Nothing all that inspiring except that it's been beautiful outside. No expectations when walking out the door, just hopes to make a few casts in…
A Simple Afternoon of Fishing
The last I heard, here in the Chicago area this was the mildest winter in 75 years. You would think this would be an ideal setup for the creek fishing…
Blackberry Creek Dam Removal — Day One
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ From my vantage point on the south side of the Fox River, I could see that there…
Attack of the Killer Gnats
Yes, I know they're midges. If I would have used that word instead, everyone would think this had something to do with teenage girls from the early 60s named Midge…
Blackberry Creek Dam Removal
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ The following article on the Blackberry Creek Dam Removal and the fixing of the River Road bridge…