January 25, 2023. We met Captain Mike Arnoldy at 5:30 at the bait shop in Fellsmere, which is a hub for anglers fishing Fellsmere Reservoir and Stick Marsh, amongst other waterbodies. Many anglers go to this shop to get live shiners in the morning, and some anglers gather in the late afternoon to share their […]
Florida Bass Fishing 2023 – Day 5 – by Airboat on Three Forks Marsh Read More »
January 23 and 24, 2023. In the wee hours of a cool, dark Florida morning, Mark and I drove to the sleepy town of Fellsmere and onto a dirt road for several miles before reaching the boat ramp at Fellsmere Reservoir. The map of this massive, 10,000-acre lake is to the left. The boat launch
Florida Bass Fishing 2023 – Days 3 and 4 – Fellsmere Reservoir…with Roland Martin Read More »
January 21 and 22, 2023. As a life-long Michigan resident, every year at some point I get sick of the wintery mix of snow, hail, sleet, freezing rain, snow, and piles of blackish, melting snow, and try to head south to get warm, see sun for more than one day in a row, and fish.
Florida Bass Fishing 2023 – Days 1 and 2 – warming Up Before Fishing Read More »
Friday, September 2, 2022. I awoke in need of aspirin to help me un-fist my right hand, the tendons for which had tightened like overly tight guitar strings. As I found humor in the difficulty of opening a bottle of aspirin when one’s hands are in pain, I noted that sunlight came into the room
Day 8 – Saying GoodBye to Bolivia…or So We Thought Read More »
August 31, 2022. We awoke to another beautiful morning in Bolivia. The air was chilly again, but the shower warm. I had just sat down to breakfast when I saw this small brown creature walking across the grounds of the resort. I had never seen whatever it was, so vaulted out of my chair, and
Bolivia – Day 6 in the Jungle – Cat Day Read More »
On May 15, 2022, while heading down the Black River in Cheboygan County to start our fishing season, a flock of birds came flying toward our boat that I’d never seen before. They were large, and besides being a type of wading bird I had no idea what species. A flock of some type of
A Wisp of Wilson’s Snipes Read More »
Once upon a time, Mark decided to take his son, Arthur, his nephew, Terry, his good friend, Jack, and me, to Canada to go fishing. The location Mark chose was Kasba Lake in northern Canada. For months prior to our August 1 departure, new fishing lures arrived in the mail to my house about every third day.
One Woman, Four Men, Eight Days Fishing in Canada Read More »
First, thank you all for being part of International Author’s Day on July 18 and entering to win the free copy of Something Furry Underfoot. Congratulations go out to Bonnie H. for being the winner of the free, autographed paperback version. Everyone else that entered can still nab an e-version of my book for 99 cents
The Thousand Dollar Kitten Read More »
It’s true, I’m spoiled. And this year, Mark spoiled me with not only a Rago Rat fishing lure, but also a chocolate cake with my name on it. The Rago Rat lure is the floating lure of choice when going after feisty fish like pike or bass. Just throw it out onto the water, wiggle
Valentines Day to Make Most Women Jealous Read More »
Thanks to my squirrel-loving friend, Chris Johnson–who recently shared two very cute photos of baby fox squirrels with me–I was reminded that January 21 is National Squirrel Appreciation Day! Now, there are people who like squirrels and there are people whose spouses arm them with Christmas gifts in anticipation of the year’s event: for example,
Happy National Squirrel Appreciation Day 2014! Read More »