Archives for 2015

This Year, I have several Christmas wishes to share with you. First things first, I hope that Santa granted everyone’s wish and that we will all have a happy and prosperous 2016. Next, I am staring yet another milestone in my life, in that I am about to become SEVENTY!!!!!!!!! Yep, on the 11th of Read More

Remarkably, deer season for gun hunters is here again! This means several things, including having our tree stands in place and ready to ambush the first buck that strolls by. This also means that, with safety as the highest priority, we need to address several issues. The first, and perhaps most important, is that hunters Read More

Speaking as a lifelong upland bird hunter, with over 25 years of guiding and upland clients over our pointing dogs, woodcock have become what I call funny little buggers. For starters, an upland bird biologist told me years ago that a woodcock’s brain is upside down and backwards, and that are our slowest – flying Read More

September, one of my favorite times of the year to fish, is here. The members of the Salmonid family, trout and salmon (Rainbows are the exception, they spawn in spring) are thinking about the coming spawning season. Soon these fish will begin to make their way to the traditional spawning areas and are thinking of Read More

Finally, after a long, tedious winter, the water is warm enough to wade while we fi sh! With this thought in mind, I want to share some suggestions about wading and the use of staffs when we do this. Speaking as someone who is a river fisherman at heart, which means that I wade a Read More

Whether we like it or not, ticks, those repulsive little creatures that we all dislike so, are to stay! With this said, with the presence of Lime disease which is incredibly dangerous, we are forced to take all precautions possible. There seem to be an endless number of sprays, salves potions and lotions that profess Read More

In my March column, I promised to share my recipe for what I call a 30-second nail knot. This knot is typically used to attach the butt section of your leader to your fly line or to join two pieces of leader material. You’ll need to let your mind’s eye wander a bit, as this Read More

By month’s end, alder leaves will be the size of a mouse’s ear, and prime time for fishing will be upon us. Those of us who use waders need to do some preventive maintenance to be sure that we aren’t surprised when we step into that cold water! The first step is to examine our Read More