Plan B
Or in my case, I think I'm up to Plan Q. With the job market only just starting to rebound, it’s no surprise that we’ve received a large number of…
The Speckled Brook Trout
While on the way to looking up other things, I found a book published in 1902. It's primarily about fishing for Brook Trout. I've been skimming it for anything that…
Out With the Kids
My good friend, Bob Long, Jr., is "The Fishin' Guy!" with the Chicago Park District. He is the Coordinator of Mayor Daley's Fish`N Kids Program. Each year they get over…
Favorite Outdoor Place – Fox River
I have a good half dozen posts, articles, call them what you will, in my head that I should be writing. But they seem to be stuck there. I have…
For my Fellow Iceaphobes – The Plan
Even as adults we have fears, baseless or not. I know many that leave night lights on in their houses even though they have no kids. More lights surround their…
For my Fellow Iceaphobes – The Prelude
Though I'm a bass angler, primarily smallmouth bass from any water of any size that flows, I tend to read more about trout and trout fishing. This is mainly because…
One More Cast Fly Shop
For the fly anglers that live in the Chicago area, at about 8 a.m. this morning I received an email from Joseph Meyer, owner of One More Cast Fly Shop…
I’m in a Book!
A few years ago I guided a guy and his wife out on a creek. He was on a quest to catch fish on a fly rod from all 50…
Christmas Shopping
A couple of years ago I was playing around with a bunch of fish pictures I had laying around. Then I combined them into what I thought were interesting designs…