I was going fishing,
the fish would be there
On March 1st, the start of meteorological spring, winter decided to make an attempt to assert its presence. Something it had pretty much failed to do for the previous three…
I was going fishing,
The things in my yard, or…
...why my neighbors avoid me. For some reason my wife agreed to this. Some vague plan to use it as a planter, or something like that. With the river muskie…
Gobble, gobble, gobble…
Was out driving around the other day when a bunch of black specks out in a field, close to a tree line, caught my eye. Of course I had to…
Fishing on the Extra Day of This Year
The morning wake up from my wife coming home from third shift working hell started with "it's nice out there." This was enough to get me crawling out of bed…
A Little Premature
At 10 am this morning I went for a walk in the neighborhood. My wife saw some flowers growing on the side of a hill around the corner from where…
A Fishing Life Plan
The summer of 1996, I was driving out to the Fox River. I no longer recall why. I was 40 years old and had never fished a river before. I…
I’ll bet you think I make this crap up
I'm blissfully ignorant of most of what goes on in the fishing world. Back in the early 90's I tried to pay attention, but quickly lost interest. Nothing that the…
It Could be Anywhere
Those who know me also know I've used the phrase "It Could be Anywhere" in reference to where I fish here in the northeast corner of Illinois. Even in this…
I didn’t have a Plan B when I started
Hell, I barely even had a Plan A when I headed out. I've taken advantage of the mildest winter in 78 years by doing virtually nothing outdoors for the past…