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“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

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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

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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

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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

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Fishing Memoirs- Vises, and Their Pleasures.

My dear, sweet, lovely wife called me from work, one day and said; “My sources tell me that Ted Nugent is going to be at the outdoor expo at 2:00 p.m. so if you are not busy, go and meet Ted.” … Continue reading

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Fishing Memoirs- Going (Urban) Grizzly

After catching that first big Bass I became much more involved in fly fishing.  At the rate I was going, I thought I might become good enough to where the name of the sport would change from Fly-fishing, to Fly-catching.  … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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