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Springtime fishing for crappies
Did you ever have a day fishing when everything went absolutely perfect? Those are the days that keep us going back out on the streams, ponds, and fields for decades to follow.,seeking that perfect day.
Murky conditions expected for bass angling Super Bowl
It's Super Bowl time once again for bass anglers.
Thinking logically can make little sense
When a relationship is over, (even if before it really gets traction) there are specific reasons or logic cited in the closing arguments.
History lessons from fishing in Mother Lode
Over the years I discovered that there are other benefits to fishing besides just catching fish. Some of those extras are rusty artifacts left behind by miners, loggers hunters, and anglers. The history lessons they contain are considerable.
Frozen by Parkinson’s, Ali is still The Greatest
LAS VEGAS (AP) - They gathered in the bowels of the arena where most of the great fights of the last two decades have taken place, old men now all sharing one shining moment from years gone by. They had come to honor The Greatest, though whether Muhammad Ali remembered who they were or knew what it was all about was a matter of speculation that on this night would go unanswered.
Cast caution to the wind
Wind has to be one of my least favorite conditions to fish in.
The right thing to write about
Yakutat, Alaska's closest neighbor is a glacier the size of Rhode Island.
In search of the perfect wading shoe
I guess for as long as there have been anglers; there have been those who simply have to wade out into the current to better catch fish.
What happened to Tiger on Sunday?
The pretenders were as obedient as ever and folded early, just like they always seemed to when Tiger Woods was in his prime.
From football to fishing, spring is fast approaching
The end of football season marks both a happy and sad time for me.
In sickness and in health
If you're like me, a cold messes with your head before it infects it.
Brady will get another chance at legacy
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tom Brady was one of the last ones out of the shower, perhaps hoping some extra hot water would help take the sting out of a crushing Super Bowl loss. In a nearly deserted New England Patriots locker room, he sat, wearily pulling on his boots, the pained look on his face never changing.
Spring is in the air
I almost hate to mention that spring is almost here, but it is!
Of phones and Facebook
To understand fully the quandary I faced Saturday, I'll have to volunteer that the first time I remember my cell phone ringing while fishing was in 2007. I was trout fishing on the Klawock River back home, where reception is spotty at best. But the call made it through and lit up my pocket. Though I was fishing and I risked setting a precedent, I answered. After all, it was my mom and it was about dinner.
Outdoor therapy
Over the years I've been writing this column, I often refer to the fact that just being outdoors is good therapy for me. Whenever I get wound up and agitated, an outdoor excursion seems to help relieve the tension. Although fishing is my favorite outdoor pastime, I also get peace of mind from hunting, photography, plinking tin cans or just a walk in the woods.
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Coleman doesn’t let deafness deter him
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - There was never any shortage of people willing to tell Derrick Coleman what he couldn't do. If there's any consolation to being the latest of three deaf players to ever make it to the NFL, it was that: He didn't have to listen.
The outdoors and archeology
I first became addicted to archeology in the summer of 1948. I was a youngster camping along the headwaters of the Mokelumne River with my parents. One morning I knelt down to clear away some rocks on the ground so that I could play marbles, when one of the rocks caught my eye. Upon closer examination, I discovered that my "rock" was really an Indian arrowhead made of shiny black obsidian! I was hooked on archeology from that point on. Collecting arrowheads became a family obsession. We eventually assembled a pretty significant collection of artifacts in our Indian Room.
Think before you eat what you catch
Like a lot of those reading this, I used to take every fish home to be cooked up for dinner. After a while, I got tired of having to clean fish after a long day of fishing so I just threw them back. Once I started tournament fishing, I'd always throw them back in hopes of catching them again during a tournament.
The angling brotherhood
We anglers are a fortunate bunch. We belong to a brotherhood and sisterhood of helpful gregarious souls who are almost always willing to chat with a stranger and share local fishing information. The past week, I've found myself out in Salt Lake City, accompanying my wife at a genealogy conference. Usually my trips to the Salt Lake area are in warmer weather without snow on the ground. On an ordinary trip, I'll end up fishing the either Provo River or the Green River for a couple days, but this trip I figured it would be too cold and ...
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