You might say my day started poorly. I’m up extra early attempting to cram in a fast run to Sporting Creek even though it’s supposed to be chore day. My first mistake was making the coffee using the dubbing grinder – the Obergruppenführer of Romance insisted I be doubly good in her absence and had [...]

With all the attention and outcry focused on the proposed Pebble Mine, what’s sliding under the radar is the Great Alaskan Coal Rush. With the far East clamoring for coal to fuel the Chinese infrastructure build out, and with Alaska containing one half of the coal reserves of the United States, and the shortest distance to [...]

I was idling at the curb picking up a buddy and couldn’t help overhear two youngsters squabbling on the sidewalk. One of them had professed the desire to tattoo his forearm – and the other was rejecting the idea as “totally lame.” While not an official statement on the death of “sleeves” and the “tramp [...]

Scientists claim the below fossil to be that of a rare mayfly. I think they spent a couple hundred grand of their parent’s hard earned cash on beer drinking and frat parties  – more, if they have a Ph.D. Mayfly, my ass – anyone above the age of six knows that’s a stone fly. Science. [...]

I was doing the math on the current set of hip boots and rather than pooch out the lower lip claiming I’d been used cruelly, I realized that my seasons are a bit different than most… The left boot was taking on water from both heels and soles, I’d managed to wear through both, and [...]

The Good News is that Sacramento Pikeminnow can reach upwards of 31 pounds, the Bad News is that they don’t taste like Salmon. Records released by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service reveal that the salmon counts taken at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam are down to one fourth their averages for this time [...]

I remember calling the announcer a “know-nothing boob” when he claimed Jerry Rice had “lost a step.” Those were fighting words, inferring the world’s greatest wide receiver from the world’s best-est NFL team was somehow mortal… Forgive my obvious “homer-ism” – there are other NFL franchises, but with the home team employing both Joe Montana [...]

I managed to eke one last trip out of the old waders – and with one set on backorder, I was just lucky I opted for the “chemical resistant” flavor on the second pair. No camouflage this time, just the ninja-esque black boots famous for cleaning overflowing toilets and oil spills. Now I just need [...]

In an earlier post I’d made a joking reference to the next great gamefish being the common carp. Assuming plenty naturally; the continual destruction of the pristine water via human interaction, global warming, acid rain, and all other ills. That theory may have more legs than first imagined. Of greatest concern to states, water districts, [...]

It’s an uncomfortable thought to be sure, having to repurchase your entire ensemble. It seems that every state has some premier fishery which has the unsavory crowd prowling the parking lots for unattended loot. Fishing the urban interface is worse, with easy access to riverside parking areas whose cars are left unattended for great lengths of [...]