How to Fish… (A Work in Progress)
The purpose of this post is twofold: 1. I'm hoping fishing noobs stop by, click on a link they're interested in and learn everything they need to know to fish…
Prelude to a Squirrel Hunt
I stopped going out fishing at sunrise a few years ago when I noticed it didn't matter. Either the fish were there or they weren't, no different than any other…
Fishing the Fox in the Wind and the Rain
You got the river, a relatively thin strip of shoreline, a bike path, sometimes a guard rail and the road. It goes on like this for a couple of miles,…
Up a Creek
For the second straight year, Field & Stream has partnered with Trout Unlimited on tours of America’s Best Wild Places. The Best Wild Places is a joint project and offers…
Some Days aren’t all that Exciting
This is a bastardized version of what I sent to Dale Bowman as a final follow up for his Wednesday fishing reports. Not much to say, not much to look…
I’m just about out of Words
That happens whenever I have to concentrate on finding work in a job market that chooses to ignore men over 50. Plenty of minimum wage offerings out there, up to…
If I knew how to write, I’d write like Bob
I think from now on I'm just going to go wander around taking pictures and put them up. Then I'll peruse the writings of Bob Long, Jr. and borrow little…
Wild Asparagus, a Bridge, Beer and Leaf Burning
Who are you? Carnac? What does any of that have to do with fishing. Everything is related somehow. Sometimes you just have to wait awhile till they all catch up…
On the Air with Dale Bowman and Joel Greenberg
Chicago Sun Times outdoor columnist Dale Bowman and his naturalist/author friend Joel Greenberg put on one of the best outdoor radio shows in the Chicago area, Outside with Dale Bowman…