Tag Archives: story tellers

Fishing Memoirs- Practice Makes…Better.

Posted on June 19, 2012 by urbangrizzly

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 | Tagged adventure, fish, fishing, fly fishing, sports, story tellers | 8 Comments

A Love Story- War and What It’s Good For… (Uncut Version)

Posted on February 11, 2012 by urbangrizzly

October 13th 1990, holds a special place in my heart as one of the worst, and as I came to discover later, one of the best days of my life. This story is about a young man who just returns home … Continue reading →

Posted in Army/Gulf War Stories, Love story, NOT a fishing story, sweetest day, Veteran's Day | Tagged 82d, 82d airborne, 82nd Airborne Division, adventure, army, best days of my life, blog, Bobby, Bragg, desert storm, eye in the sky, Fayetteville North Carolina, Fort Bragg, gulf war, North Carolina, operation desert shield, persian gulf war, saudi arabia, story tellers | 15 Comments

In the Warmth.

Posted on November 21, 2011 by urbangrizzly

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 | 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 | Leave a comment

Liberty, Sweet Liberty.

Posted on September 11, 2011 by urbangrizzly

Heading out on a round trip motorcycle ride from Michigan to Montana, I was struck by how great a country we live that we can just up and go explore if we choose. There is a lot of beauty out … Continue reading →

Posted in father and son, Fishing Stories, Lady Liberty, Motorcycle trip, outdoor stories, sports, vacation | Tagged 9/11, adventure, blog, drift boats, fish, fly fishing, freedom, heat wave, holiday, hot, inspirational, Jeep, Lady Liberty, Lady Liberty in a bathing suit, liberty, mackinaw bridge, michigan, montana, motorcycles, motorcycling, Northern Michigan, outdoors, rainbow, Recreation, sports, story tellers, underwater adventure, United States, vacation, vacations | 2 Comments

Lessons of the River Ghost

Posted on June 21, 2011 by urbangrizzly

Years ago, my fishing partner and I went out West to explore some new rivers and expand upon our trout fishing knowledge. One thing we have learned, is that while there are some basic similarities to trout behavior, and diet, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Stories, humor, outdoor stories, urbangrizzly, vacation | Tagged adventure, animals thinking, blog, blogging, Brown trout, comedy, Country Sports, fish, fishing, fly fishing, ghost, hobbies, holiday, humor, life, michigan, ninja, outdoors, Rainbow trout, random, Recreation and Sports, rivers, road trip, short stories, sports, stories, story tellers, Trout, vacation, yarn spinners | Leave a comment

Nicknames and Their Troubles

Posted on March 19, 2011 by urbangrizzly

Picking your own nick name, and the dangers involved Japanese Delivery Pizza, Pizza-la I tried a nickname once. I took a job as a pizza delivery man while serving in the military. The manager, a gentle mannered man with a … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, Plinky Prompt Stories | Tagged adventure, animals communicating, Baseball bat, blog, blogging, Business, comedy, Delivery (commerce), Employment, humor, names, nick names, pizza, Pizza delivery, Pizza Hut, practical jokes, story tellers, yarn spinners | Leave a comment

Salmon Camp!

Posted on December 26, 2010 by urbangrizzly

Author with a very large fish, and the headless host.

This gallery contains 13 photos.

Salmon Camp ’08- I received a summons in the mail the other day. This one inviting me to a salmon camp which included camping, fishing, eating, sitting by the fire, and merry-making while telling stories, truths, lies, jokes, fibs, and … Continue reading →

Gallery | Tagged adventure, animals communicating, blog, blogging, comedy, fish, fishing, fly fishing, hobbies, holiday, humor, michigan, outdoors, road trip, salmon camp, sports, story tellers, vacation, water boarding, yarn spinners | 3 Comments

Drift Boat Disasters Part III

Posted on November 2, 2010 by urbangrizzly

So we continue the story where Conrad is appealing to a fictitious jury that Ralph’s insistence is what caused a sequence of events significant enough to turn his friend off from fishing forever. Now it is time for, “Drift … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Stories, humor, vacation | Tagged adventure, blog, blogging, comedy, crying, disaster, drift boats, fish, fishing, fly fishing, hobbies, holiday, humor, outdoors, rattlesnake, rattlesnakes, story tellers, vacation, yarn spinners | Leave a comment

Driftboat Disaster: Part 2

Posted on September 30, 2010 by urbangrizzly

*** When we last heard from Conrad and Bobby, Conrad was telling Bobby some bad experiences that occurred on a drift boat fish trip in an attempt to dissuade Bobby from wanting to go. “So then what happened?” Bobby asked. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Stories, humor, outdoor stories, vacation | Tagged adventure, bbq, bbq chips, blog, blogging, comedy, drift boat, drift boats, fish, fishing, fly fishing, funny, hobbies, humor, outdoors, sports, story tellers, theme vacations, vacation, vacations, yarn spinners | 2 Comments

The Kingfisher.

Posted on September 6, 2010 by urbangrizzly

See what happens when a grumpy bird gets in over his head. Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Stories, humor | Tagged adventure, animals communicating, animals thinking, Bird, blog, blogging, Boat, christmas, comedy, fish, fishing, Fishing rod, fly fishing, hobbies, humor, kingfisher, michigan, outdoors, Recreation, Shopping, sports, story tellers, trespassers, worms, yarn spinners | 6 Comments

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