The Coffee Table

Fringe Benefits? I don’t pay oodles of attention to the goings-on in the United States House of Representatives because for all intents and purposes there...

The Pursuit of Happiness

An early memory is of my mother handing me over to a scary bearded man dressed in black and wearing a skullcap. The man...

HavingREELFun

Repeat clients are my all-time favorite to take out fishing. There is a lift-off your chest, knowing what to expect and what they expect...

The Nature of Eureka

Chickweed – salad for the taking You probably think it’s a little too early to forage for wild foods, but there’s one plant I characterize...

Dropping a Line

Have to make this one fast! Got in late today and have to find a prop for tomorrow. Here’s Tryston and Collin Altensey from Port...

The Pursuit of Happiness

Last week I went back home to western Minnesota, drove through a lot of small towns hovering on the South Dakota border, felt high...

Dropping a Line

Robert Johnson - Clayton Davis from Derby, Kan., got a nice striper this week from Beaver Lake, caught freelining shad off a planer board....

The Pursuit of Happiness

One’s “depth of affiliations” is a criminal justice and psychological assessment term used to describe how connected you are to a place and the...

The Nature of Eureka: Sweetgum the Star of Fall

Fresh beaver activities marked a trail for a fall hike. A small dam under construction made hiking difficult in the water-soaked thicket. Fortunately, the...

Dropping a Line

Well, the water temp has finally gotten up to 80° which is a sign that it’s warm enough to swim and stripers are into...