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Dealing with the big perch conundrum
On Sunday, I was ice fishing when a near disaster occurred – my first fish was a nice, plump 11-inch perch, the biggest one I…
A few techniques that auger well
I’ve got to admit that, when my friend told me he was going to spin class to get into better shape, I thought some fitness…
The lost art of getting lost
I bought a handheld GPS last week to replace my old one, which finally gave up the ghost in December. Getting a new one was…
Exploring the roots of woodpecker envy
The other day I watched a pileated woodpecker do exactly what I typically do after reading a Trump tweet. Yet, as it was banging its…
Taking a closer look at pike flies then and now
Over the past week or so, I’ve been dreaming of spring and open water, and tying pike flies. If there is a problem with pike…
Think of posterity and posteriors when tying flies
This week, I have been making an effort to tie at least one pike fly every day so that when the spring season and open…
The psychology of ice fishing
A lot of people think a person has to be crazy to go ice fishing. After all, what you are doing is deliberately deciding to…
The goodwill clause is one of the joys of Christmas
For the outdoors man and woman, Christmas is a time of great joy – and not just for reasons normal people might think either. Sure,…
Sleep and the outdoors enthusiast
Now that winter is almost upon us and the days are about to get longer, the outdoorsman and outdoorswoman faces one of nature’s cruelest jokes.…
Mastering the fine art of slipping
Now that winter is here and there is a layer of malevolent ice under the snow in almost every place I decide to walk upon,…
