It’s Lunch Time my Friend 7.14.11
"Thanks, but I'm going to be eating at my desk today, I've got a few things I need to get done." Fact of the matter is, you'd rather put a…
Note to Self, Always Carry a Stringer
I wish I could know in advance that I would catch a couple of decent sized catfish even though I was pursuing smallmouth bass. These cats came from a creek…
It’s Lunch Time My Friend 7.7.11
It's one of those days you're feeling a little lazy, don't feel like putting up with crowds on the street or in whatever food joints near work. You'll be sitting…
Catch and Release a 190 Pound Dumbass Fish
The lure choice was excellent. It was a 6 inch piece of plastic that, well, looked like a real worm. Right down to the color. Imagine that. Only this worm…
Waterdog Journal on ChicagoNow
After a month of false starts and delays, the New and Improved ChicagoNow is up and running. And I'm part of it. Waterdog Journal on ChicagoNow SO, you ask, what…
Closer to the City, They’d try to Kill Them Off
There's a massive bug hatch drifting around my neighborhood this morning. The morning sun streaks right down the middle of the street in front of my house and the bugs…
Hectic Schedules, Summer Doldrums and Fishing Ennui
I think I first noticed something was up in the first week of May when Quill Gordon ended a post without placing a fly on the water. Opening Day! It…
Fox River Creeks
In the 15 years I've been fishing the Fox River and it's creeks, I can't recall a time when they've both behaved the way they have for the past few…
It’s Lunch Time My Friend
A long time ago I worked as a janitor, second shift, in Sears Tower. 90 percent of the janitors were Polish. Lunch time would come around. You have to imagine…