Enjoy The Great Outdoors
Series of articles written by Jeff that have been published in his local newspaper.
Groundhog Day Smallmouths
Our winter thus far has been one that I am in love with. I know there are those of you out there that love the snow and while I don’t mind it, I certainly don’t like shoveling it or all the issues that come along with the white stuff. I also have to say that […]
Winter Smallmouth
If you read the Winter Smallies On The Meramec River article you know that I was in Missouri and got a chance to catch a few winter smallmouths along with some rainbow trout. This past Sunday, January the 29th I had another relapse of smallmouth fever and the only cure was to go, get out […]
Winter Smallies On The Meramec River
I made a cross stream cast as the current was flowing moderately from my left to right; I watched as my brown wooly bugger crossed in front of a large downed tree…and then disappeared. The abrupt tug on the other end sent my senses into high gear as I made a powerful strip with my […]
Cold Water Bass
My little float tube is not actually an ice breaker; there have been a couple times over these past few years when I actually fished directly beside a sheet of ice. January 10th of this year found Harrison and I out in 53 degree weather, in fact the weather was simply remarkable for this time […]
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 […]
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 […]