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. ... Read More

I almost hate to mention that spring is almost here, but it is! ... Read More

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. ... Read More

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 ... ... Read More

Several years ago in an angler’s online forum, I wrote about our artificial baits becoming better than the fisherman. ... Read More

I stood for a moment atop the steps and looked down at the rows of lodges, outfitters, fly shops and other booths in the fly-fishing building at the International Sportsman’s Expo in Sacramento. ... Read More

Joe Paterno had barely hung up the phone when his wife of 50 years picked it up and redialed the number scrawled on the slip of paper. ... Read More

Every so often there is a gun control measure put on the ballot for voters to consider. Most such measures are misguided efforts to reduce violent crime. The theory behind such restrictive gun measures seems to be based on the idea that if it’s harder to obtain a gun, then violent crime rates will drop. Ironically, the exact opposite has been proven true time after time. ... Read More

The season began with fans brawling in the stands, and a quarterback who didn’t seem worth fighting for. ... Read More

I could feel it deep down in my fisherman soul. Apparently it showed on my face too. ... Read More

Recently there have been several news stories documenting the return of the Grey Wolf to California. So far it’s only one wolf, wearing a tracking collar that has definitely been recorded appearing in Siskiyou County and then in Plumas County in Northern California. ... Read More