Outdoors With The President
There are a few things that occasionally get in the way of my hunting and fly fishing; one of those was my recent class trip to Washington DC. Eight of my students along with my wife Vickie and another chaperone loaded an activity bus on November 9th and headed west for the ultimate destination, our […]
November Cast and Blast
Saturday November 5th might have just been one of those ‘perfect’ days….quail season was in and still there was good fishing to be had; the weather was near perfect with a sunny and crisp 55 degrees. Jonas and I started the day off loading my three Shorthairs into the dog trailer; in fact, you need […]
Daylight Saving Time – Some Interesting Notes And Quotes
Now I don’t want to sound like Andy Rooney here; but have you ever noticed how better we feel when we get a little more daylight? The actual quote from our 93 year old curmudgeon (Andy)…goes like this, “Daylight Savings time doesn’t save *&^%. All it does is screw the clock up and piss me […]
Fall Small Game Seasons
OK, this article isn’t about fly fishing, but I thought I’d share anyway. Small game season is upon us and I had some thoughts I’d like to pass along for this coming Fall small game season … Shhhhh… be vewy quiet for we are about to hunt the waskly wabbit; no better words could be […]
Fall Fly Fishing
If you have ever fly-fished then you know that there is a level of difficulty or skill involved. For me, I have fly-fished for so long that rarely do I encounter a situation where I am challenged; oh, occasionally a big wind will come up or the water is very clear or there are many […]
Missouri Catch and Release Fishing
October is the last month to legally catch and keep trout in the Missouri trout parks; the parks will close October 31st and re-open March 1st of 2012. In my humble opinion the catch and release season is the best of the best…true you don’t get to keep any fish but I still have a […]