I have always wanted to see a Pelican in person as I think they are extremely neat animals. These birds are amazing fishers, they fly over the water scanning for fish then dive into the surf and come back up swallowing fish! They certainly make fishing look much easier than it is.
Jeff went out fly fishing yesterday and decided to take our border collie Gus with him. In my mind I imagined this beautiful scene of my handsome husband casting his line into the rippling stream as a light snow fell. Gus our regal border collie laying on the bank patiently waiting for his master to be done fishing. Well, apparently this is not how Gus’s first fly fishing trip went. When Jeff came home I asked how he…
It was September in northern Minnesota along the Canadian boarder. I was on vacation with Kim’s family at the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). This was a place that the Casto family had visited on many occasions through the years and they wanted to share their experience with me. They have had many successful fishing trips on Moose Lake, where we were staying and the surrounding lakes in the area. Her parents, brother and I chartered a guide to fish Basswood Lake on the first full…
I love when I go fishing with my husband! I never cease to amaze him with the fact that can be so excited I have caught a fish no matter its size. Another favorite part of fishing is the ongoing debate about whether it is a cork or a bobber (I am in the cork camp). We also tend to disagree on how fish should be landed. Jeff is a big believer in play the fish until its…