Spring Break in Mizzou – Part 1
It’s probably no surprise to many of you but I spent my spring break fishing. Vickie and I loaded up our ‘Little Roo’ camper and headed to Missouri on Saturday the 10th of March. Truth is that I had been looking forward to this trip for quite some time; the closer these trips get the […]
Spring Fishing In Indiana
NOTE: This article was posted in 2012, so the prices mentioned have, most likely, increased. If you haven’t noticed yet … spring fishing is here or will be very shortly. You might want to check your licenses as most will expire soon; probably like mine on March 31st and the last thing you want is […]
March – In Like a Lion
As I sit here at my desk, Sunday March 4th, I have to think back to just a couple days ago when I was watching the radar Friday afternoon and trying to get a good picture on what might happen in the afternoon hours. I was concerned with where we might be in the spectrum […]
Fly Fishing From The Ground Up – Part 6 – Gloves, Hats and Stripping Guides
This is our last in a six part series entitled Fly Fishing From The Ground Up and today we are going to discuss some small and perhaps very important items; gloves, hats and stripping guides. Now I will agree that this is not a very exciting discussion, however, all of these items are very important…if […]
Leap Year and Other Spring Things
I am sure you have figured it out…we are in a leap year and today (February 29th) is leap day. Leap year is an odd phenomenon and I am glad that I wasn’t born on a leap day; I had a student a few years back who was and it seemed odd to have a […]
Fly Fishing From The Ground Up – Part 5 – Jackets, Rain Gear and Quick Dry Materials
This is our 5th in a 6 part series; Fly Fishing From The Ground Up and today we discuss jackets, rain gear, quick dry materials….how to stay dry, warm and cool. There may be no more important piece of equipment than a good rain jacket and with today’s use of modern materials there is really […]