Enjoy The Great Outdoors
Series of articles written by Jeff that have been published in his local newspaper.
Fishing Up North in Hayward, Wisconsin
If you have been following along then you know that Vickie and I were in Decorah, Iowa where I was doing some fly fishing for various species of trout. A few hours north and a bit east…and we parked our camper in Hayward, Wisconsin. Now it’s an understatement to say that they take their fishing […]
The Driftless – As Good As It Gets
Rarely does anything exceed expectations in today’s world and the same goes for hunting and fishing. If, like me, you read hunting and fishing magazines…well, let’s say that it all looks great on paper and rarely will it fish or hunt so well once you make the destination. I’m here to tell you that The […]
Footloose and Fancy Free
Surely you remember way back when you were a teen and you had the entire afternoon with nothing to do. Chores were done and dad didn’t get home for another few hours? You were truly foot-loose and fancy-free…and it felt great. Then along came college or a job, kids, bills, more kids, more bills and […]
Father Time
“You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes”, a quote by Walter M. Schirra, Sr. This past month I’ve had some quality father-time…with both of my boys, Harrison and Jonas. I got to follow Jonas […]
An Epic Cicada Hatch
I’m not sure how things are in your neighborhood but in certain spots there is an explosion going on…the cicadas are on the loose and in those areas where fish are hiding, lying in wait…well, let’s just say that the result is epic! If you were with me last week then you came along as […]
Fly Fishing for Carp from a Float Tube
Possibly you view a carp as a big goldfish…maybe you don’t really even know what a carp is? In the fly fishing world carp are now a pursued commodity…the freshwater bonefish as many have called them. Truth is that until just recently I hadn’t been able to actually hook a carp on a fly…but that […]