Fishing the Apple River with ChatGPT
I asked ChatGPT the following: write a story about fishing the Apple River in Illinois through it's limestone bluffs in first person I then generated 4 different versions of stories…
New Public Land
Originally published on kengortowski.com on February 25, 2019. ________________________ When I hear the phrase New Public Land, my eyebrows arch and my eyes bug out a bit. If I already…
A Seep
I call them swamps, but this one is technically a seep. Said so on the nice informative sign not far away. I don't remember what it said a seep was.…
No Name Ditches and Creeks
I learned a long time ago that the no name ditches and creeks that feed the Fox are havens for all fish that live in the river. Especially if they…
Water Reflections
I should have spent more time playing with the water reflections rather than whatever was going on over my head. Tiny little creek, doesn't even have a name. Should have…
Year in Review
It's been a long time since I've done a year in review. Years ago I ran a fishing guide service out on the Fox River and keeping excruciatingly detailed records,…
A Hard One to Shoot
Sometimes you run into something that's a hard one to shoot. This is one of those. This little valley is maybe 200 yards wide, but I'll bet it's a half…
Photo Tip Number One
Okay, maybe I've put up a number of them that can be called Photo Tip Number One, but I'll be damned if I can find them on my own site.…
The Last Shot of the Day
There's always the last shot of the day. That shot when you know you're done, it's time to walk away. There's a spot I go to at Silver Springs State…