Friendship Old. Grumpy. Opinionated. Set in my ways. I may not always be right but I’m never in doubt. Everyone’s entitled to my opinion, but I still have friends. Friends are people you love who aren’t relatives. There’s no age line we cross when we start losing friends who pass away, but it’s one of the things that goes faster as we get older. I’m over 70 and my … [Read more...]
“Tackle As Art”
Tackle As Art I remember when we were kids in the 1950’s. Nothing was more basic than fishing. Back then it was a cane pole, a line that wasn’t necessarily designed for fishing (more likely sewing, kite flying, mending, or such), a hook, and some bait that could be anything from a pinch off a cold hot dog, a white bread ball, some garden worms, or anything else that a … [Read more...]
Winter…….
Winter………. You know, it’s hard to write a story when the temperature has been below zero, it’s been snowing, it’s wet, and our attention is focused more on staying warm than being on the water or in the woods. Plus there’s that age old malady we call “cabin fever” we have to deal with. Yesterday I visited my Lund boat. It looks so sad sitting in the storage barn. The … [Read more...]
It hasn’t always been “Traditional”…..
Thanksgiving 2017 has come and gone and now we’re working on the last of the leftovers. Since Thursday our family has enjoyed turkey and cranberry sandwiches, turkey a la king, turkey and rice soup, and mounds of reheated cornbread dressing. Of course we ran out of turkey gravy way before we ran out of turkey. Or green bean casserole. Or sweet potatoes. Or dressing. Dixie … [Read more...]
The Long Boat Ride
THE LONG BOAT RIDE…. I’ve concluded fishermen love long boat rides. Most of you know I that used to be a fishing guide on Lake of the Woods in Canada. Specifically, I worked out of Green’s Camp on the east side of Lake of the Woods in Nestor Falls, Ontario. And almost every fisherman I had in the boat would expect our morning run to go past Split Rock Lodge, a landmark … [Read more...]