The Making of a Fly Fisherman
Many of you may know my oldest, Harrison, he was a pretty good golfer here at Edgewood and is currently golfing at Lewis University in Chicago; he also turned 21 this past December 18th, you may have read my column a couple weeks back about fishing with the boys? That weekend was special for both […]
Video – Landing A Rainbow Trout
The video you are about to watch is of my son, Harrison, who just turned 21. He is landing his first big trout, a hen that was a little over 20 inches. So…as you watch the video…consider the following tips to help put your trophy in the net. * Don’t panic…the worst and first thing […]
The Octogenarian
Eight decades or if you were Honest Abe it would be four score; anyway you say it eighty years is a long time. My dad, Ivan, will turn 80 this upcoming January 14th…a long ways back to 1932 and oh how the world has changed. Possibly a few of you reading this were actually around […]
Fishin’ With the Boys
Our last day at school was December 16th; it was a long week with 7 finals and our annual Christmas Dinner in my room…the bottom line was simple, I knew that I was leaving for Missouri at 4am on Saturday, the 17th and I could easily deal with a hectic week, especially knowing that I […]
Video – Fly Fishing Tip – Active vs Passive Patterns
The video you are going to watch is short piece filmed Saturday, December 17th while fishing at Bennet Spring in Missouri. The fishing on this day was very good and the fish were on this day…in a very active pattern. Trout are fickle creatures and their eating patterns have been the subject of many discussions […]
All I Want For Christmas
As the fabled songs says….”All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth”; currently all the teeth are still good, no worries there. There are some other worries out there and for me this is a time of the year when I fret over nature and many of its issues. Winter is a tough […]