I was supposed to wake up early today and fish the Au Sable. My plan was to swing intruder-like streamers with the Scott switch rod I’ve been neglecting all winter. I’ve got a 450-grain Wulff Ambush Taper line that casts nicely with my 10-weight, but I think it might find a more permanent home on Read More …
So a few days, or a week– hell, I don’t know– ago, I saw a bunch of chatter about Lefty Kreh calling Tenkara a fad. If I made a decent portion of my income and reputation teaching people to fly cast, I’d probably be saying the same thing. But lets say Lefty was being sincere. Read More …
Some people who believe in ghosts have a theory for the presence of the paranormal. They call it “Recordings of Past Events.” According to this theory, ghosts are basically recordings of past events in certain surroundings– energy that is trapped somewhere in the space-time continum and allowed to replay emotionally charged events again and again Read More …
So I found a lump near one of my testicles. I can assure you, thats a tough pill to swallow for a dude. And since I’m a writer, and since there is the possibility my story can help someone, I’m going to tell you all about it. When you find a lump, a million things Read More …
Dear fellow fly fishing blog writers, I have to be honest, I haven’t been reading your blog. At first, I stopped cause there are just so many freaking fly fishing blogs these days to keep up with, so I just kept up with some familiar favorites. Then, the list was further whittled down after I Read More …
There I was. Mid-fishing trip. Planned months in advance. Monsoon rain was kicking my ass, ruining the fishing, and forcing me and my son to sleep in the car as our campsite was in the middle of a flash flood. Several great friends and anglers had made the trip, as well. Some drove for a Read More …
since this is a blog and all i guess i should write something after partaking in some deep and profound and extensively extended soul searching nah i don’t have time for that tonight but i will say that i’ve come to a realization of sorts i’m not really writing for fly anglers or outdoorspeople anymore Read More …
We all fish and/or hunt on publicly owned land. And chances are good, if you’re like me, your favorite place in the whole world is on Michigan owned land. Now imagine if the State had never bought it? You would never even know it was there, or worse yet, you’d know about it and be Read More …
As this NASA satellite image shows, fall foliage still hasn’t peaked in my neck of the woods. Yet my favorite area to bird hunt is starting to thin out a little bit, i.e., my legs are looking pretty scratched up after a couple early October grouse walks. I’ve been flushing and getting reasonable shots at Read More …
This is the first squirrel hunting spot I ever found on my own. I originally found it while scouting for a new bow hunting spot. Every time I pulled in to park at this spot, a black squirrel was hanging out. The next year I had moved on to bigger and better bow hunting spots, Read More …