April 2, 2012
While I was treating my wife to a trip up north – a little getaway for her birthday – Jeff, Justin and Melissa were down in the Detroit River, near the mouth of Lake Erie, catching walleye. Overall they did pretty good and put five total fish in the boat. And more importantly, Melissa caught [...]
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| Posted in: Fishing, Walleye
March 30, 2012
And the story from Monday continues….. If you missed the previous post, you can read it here. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— After recovering from my minor melt down, and re-rigging, I headed back to the same hole where I had hooked the previous fish. I wasn’t in that hole long, though, before Jeff was calling for the net [...]
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| Posted in: Fishing, Steelhead
March 25, 2012
It’s a walk that many never get to experience, through quite a pristine place. But as I walked through the Manistee National Forest – head lamp showing me the way – I didn’t really have high expectations. While I love this part of Michigan, and love being able to experience it first hand, I didn’t [...]
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| Posted in: Fishing, Steelhead
March 23, 2012
Our grass is high enough that tonight I honestly had to contemplate whether I wanted to mow it or not; as we walked past the Dairy Queen tonight, the line was almost out into the street; Harleys were passing us as we walked, too, their exhaust rattling my soul; kids of every shape and size [...]
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| Posted in: Fishing, Steelhead
February 12, 2012
Honestly, this news could not have come at a better time for me. With my oldest just turning three in October, and my newest little one not turning a year old until October of this year, the recent news from Michigan’s DNR couldn’t have come at a better time. It’s official: Michigan does not have [...]
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| Posted in: Fishing, Hunting, Kids, Outdoor News