Winter Jigs

+Gramps Mel over at The Pond Stalker has been tying up some jigs to start off his tying season.  That got me inspired to get to tying […]

Santa Better Win The Lottery

With Christmas just around the corner, I thought I would share some items that I added on my wish list letter to Santa.  I have […]

Thanksgiving, again.

I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving.  Spent lots of time with family, friends, and food.  I know I sure did, and I’ve […]

Keeping Busy

Back in August when I was visiting my best friend in Ohio, I stopped at a fishing store about 8 minutes from his house.  It’s […]

Lost Mail Found

With all the snow that we received in the Chicago Burbz on Saturday, I didn’t bother doing going out like I had planned.  I cooked, […]

Winter Is Here

Winter has arrived in full force.  It snowed all of Friday night, and most of Saturday.  Reports state that we have received 8 inches of […]

Peak Vise Upgrades

At the beginning of the year, I decided that I wasn’t a fan of exclusively using the C clamp for my Peak vise.  I then […]

Fly Tying Season

When I leave work during the week, I have about a 1.5 hours of day light, and that flat out sucks. Enter Fly Tying Season. […]

DIY – Line Changer

Who doesn’t love a good DIY! A few months ago I was in need of a way to change the line on my 9/10 reel. […]

Steelhead – CARF Knows Nothing

Steelhead. I’ve never caught one, but I want to. I only know other fly fishers use egg patterns. That’s where my knowledge starts, and abruptly […]