Enjoy The Great Outdoors
Series of articles written by Jeff that have been published in his local newspaper.
Spring Fishing Is In Full Fury
If you haven’t made it out yet to your favorite fishing hole….GET GOING!!! The fishing this spring, though it has been wet, has been excellent and may be peaking out right now. So are the bugs and no matter what you have been doing you have had to tolerate the biting gnats that are so […]
Spiders and Pickle Jars
I have known for some time that a guy’s real value is at times….much less than he thinks it is. I am a realist and truly believe that almost everyone has a higher opinion of themselves than is actuality. I see this often in the education wing and for sure the fish that I don’t […]
My Big Bass
Sunday, April 17th started out like many other Sunday’s as we made our way to church and did a little shopping for the week on the way home; all this knowing that I was on a timeline and would be meeting Frank Terkhorn at my parent’s house prior to going fishing for a while. By […]
Island Pit Lake, Indiana Trout Fishing From a Float Tube
OK….I know trout, trout, trout…land one and you will quickly know why they are such a sought after species and frankly they are “delicioso” on the table; no wonder why I go to lengths to put myself in and around these little marvels of nature. This past weekend was just such a case; I left […]
My Fly Fishing Farm Pond Slam
This past weekend was one great fishing weekend. Soon after school was over on Friday, Jonas and I sped away, camper in tow, to the Narrow Lake campground in the Greene-Sullivan State Forest. We parked the camper and drove the few miles to Island Pit, in the Minnehaha FWA. We were in search of rainbow […]
Fly Fishing 101 (Part 2)
In Fly Fishing 101 (Part 1) we discussed the ‘big’ items of a rod, reel, backing and line and this week we are going to finish the deal; this week we will discuss leaders, tippets, flies and miscellaneous equipment. I hope that you will use this information, either now, or later, to buy or to […]