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…The Tastiest of Baits.

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

  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 →

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A Christmas Surprise!

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

During the 2012 Christmas break I received an unexpected, and very exciting surprise gift from my college-aged nephew, Matthew.  It all happened the second day of the family gathering.  You know the one.  The one where your mother-in-law works her … Continue reading →

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Fishing Memoirs- 8:10

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

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 →

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Devil’s Tower- A Story For Lynne

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

An innocent Facebook question from my friend Lynne whose question; “Did you take the nature walk around the tower?” Prompted this weeks response.  I have two options; Tell her the truth, or give a line of B.S. I will choose … Continue reading →

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The Fishing Memoirs- The Lesson

Posted on June 9, 2012 by

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 →

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The Cobblestone Road

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

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 →

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2011 in review- To my readers who made it possible: Thank YOU, very much!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,400 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading →

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In the Warmth.

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

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 →

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Sling-Shot Thrill Ride.

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

On the morning of the fourth day of the motorcycle trip, we took a route heading south to Billings, Montana.  A cold front had pushed the heat wave east, deeper into the midwest and the back side of the wave, … Continue reading →

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Prairie Grass

Posted on August 1, 2011 by
Prairie Grass in Summer.

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On the fourth day of our motorcycle trip.  Jim was running out front on his V65 Magna, as I cruised along on my Goldwing.  It was tough to keep my eyes on the highway, because the prairie winds sent the waist-high … Continue reading →

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