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Category Archives: Fishing Stories
“But, Did You Catch Anything?” In response to a readers question.
I don’t remember if it was Patrick F. McManus, or John Gustafson from “Grumpy, Old Men” who said, “When you are not catching fish, your stories tend to revolve around the scenery, and what a beautiful day it was. But … Continue reading →
Posted in Family, fishing, Fishing Stories, humor, ice, outdoor stories
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Tagged adventure, fish, fishing, ice fishing, John Gustafson, michigan, outdoors, Patrick F. McManus, Poland, Recreation
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…The Tastiest of Baits.
Challenges are lurking behind every endeavor, even for the person trying to get some ice-fishing time in. Now days, just getting the frigid temperatures necessary to freeze the lake surface seems impossible. Then coordinating the freeze with time off … Continue reading →
Posted in fishing, Fishing Stories, humor, ice, Lake Stories, urbangrizzly
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Tagged fish, Global Warming, ice, ice fishing, Lake, Old-Man Winter, tetris, winter
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Fishing Memoirs- 8:10
It was the early 2000′s, and the Detroit Red Wings were a force to be reckoned with on the ice, and Trout-master Jim and I were still fired up about the great, but very brief, fishing experience we had in the … Continue reading →
Posted in fishing, Fishing Memoirs, Fishing Stories, humor, outdoor stories, summer fun, urbangrizzly, writing
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Tagged cars, castle rock inn motel and cafe, Detroit Red Wings, fish, fishing, Gallatin River, montana, nature, outdoors, Rainbow trout, summer fun, syndicated, transportation, travel, Trout, Trout Master Jim, vacation, writing
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Fishing Memiors- Of Family, and Fishing Trips.
Dear readers, I have been away for a while on a family trip out West. It was as beautiful and amazing as it is advertised. This post concerns lessons learned from long ago, and rules I still employ…even with this … Continue reading →
Posted in Fishing Memoirs, Fishing Stories, vacation
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Tagged fish, Gallatin River, montana, Rainbow trout, River, Trout, United States, vacation, Yellowstone National Park
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Fishing Memoirs- Practice Makes…Better.
By and by, time went along, and I found that practicing casting the fly rod did make casting easier. I was better than when Jim first taught me, though I knew that I needed more improvement. So, I was always … Continue reading →
Posted in father and son, Fishing Memoirs, Fishing Stories, humor, sports
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Tagged adventure, fish, fishing, fly fishing, sports, story tellers
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Fishing Memoirs- Homework
I am not entirely sure how, “memoirs”, are supposed to be written. I want this project to be more fun than work, so I will be typing the stories as they come to mind. That being said. The next thing, … Continue reading →
Posted in Family, father and son, Fishing Memoirs, Fishing Stories, outdoor stories, sports
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Tagged adventure, berkley, cherrywood, fish, fishing, fly fishing, hemingway, memoirs, michigan, pflugger, sports, two-hearted river
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The Fishing Memoirs- The Lesson
If I say that it started with the shared love of a young woman, it would be true, though slightly misleading. It is more accurate to say that it occurred one breezy spring day, in 1996, when my wife and … Continue reading →
Posted in Fishing Memoirs, Fishing Stories, humor, outdoor stories, sports, urbangrizzly, vacation
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Tagged adventure, Casting (fishing), first lesson, fish, Fishing reel, Fishing rod, fly fishing, flyfishing, holiday, memoirs, memories, michigan, outdoors, Recreation, United States, vacation
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Super Powers!!!
“Hey Mister?” A young man called to me the other day. ”If you could have three super powers, what would they be?” “WOW!” I thought to myself. I haven’t thought about my super powers in decades. It was unbelievable how … Continue reading →
Posted in Fishing Stories, humor, outdoor stories, Sci-Fi, sports
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Tagged adventure, Avengers, blog, blogging, calm voice, flick, fly fishing, fly line, Hey mister, imagination, Invisibility, outdoors, Recreation, sports, stipulations, super powers, Superhero, Superhuman strength, Superpower, Superpowers
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The Cobblestone Road
This cobblestone road had the good fortune of being under one of the best trout streams in the state. The smoothly flattened stones, which were cracked in some places, had some moss growing through the crevasses giving them an emerald … Continue reading →
Posted in fall, Fishing Stories, sports, urbangrizzly
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Tagged adventure, animals communicating, Brown, Brown trout, fish, Fisherman, fishing, fly fishing, michigan, Recreation, River, sports, Trout
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In the Warmth.
I knew taking Grandpa shopping would be a major cause of embarrassment. Of that there was little doubt. The doubt came, however, in the form of, “How”, it was going to happen. Only time would tell. After cruising the aisles … Continue reading →
Posted in Family, fart, father and son, Fishing Stories, humor, ice, Lake Stories, NOT a fishing story, outdoor stories, urbangrizzly
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Tagged adventure, animals communicating, beans, blog, blogging, Cabela, comedy, fart, fartskins, fish, fishing, ice, ice fishing, in the warmth of the house by the lake, michigan, outdoors, practical jokes, sleeping bags, sports, story tellers, yarn spinners
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