by Brian Kozminski | Mar 15, 2022 | Lifestyle, News & Updates
We were excited, some of us more exuberant than others. We finally get to attend the F3T after a two year hiatus. Actually, this exact event was the last publicly attended social event we did back in 2020 before we were confined to our domiciles and forced to cook for...
by Brian Kozminski | Jan 6, 2022 | Environment, Lifestyle, News & Updates, Uncategorized
By now, word has spread much like the algal bloom that has made the rock snot a top news concern for trout anglers in Michigan. Didymo confirmed in the Upper Manistee River from November streamer float with water quality specialist Sam Day from LTBBOI. When I first...
by Brian Kozminski | Dec 8, 2021 | Environment, Lifestyle, News & Updates
Catch limit Harvest limit is one. Proposal by the DNR actually the NRC. Which is confusing to me. Many are misled to believe this is DNR generated amendment to the Fisheries Order and often these proposals do have their genesis in a meeting of DNR biologists and NRC...
by Brian Kozminski | Dec 6, 2021 | Environment, Uncategorized
“Hey, Koz, can you back the boat up?””Did you snag again?””No, I saw something, we need to check it out.””is it a dead body?”(thinking it was a trout/hoping it was a merganser)”No, I think I saw some suspect algal...
by Brian Kozminski | Jun 3, 2021 | Environment, News & Updates
It is a sad state of affairs we are currently in. Everyone is taking sides, to vaccinate/or not, mask/no mask, Democrat/Republican, Fly/Bait. I hate to encourage you to do so, but I am going to ask you to take a stand on another issue that is even closer to my heart...
by Brian Kozminski | Feb 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Seems I have been in a funk lately, I apologize. I should be busy, I should be on the road. A small part of me misses the weekend warrior galloping from hotel to motel, from show to show, showing off new fly rods and talking to fellow anglers in preparation for next...
by Brian Kozminski | Feb 4, 2021 | Casting, Environment, Flies, Gear & Equipment
“How’s the fishing?” the lady on the bank genuinely inquired.”We got one in the net, had a few follows- decent day,” my buddy in the bow replied. “But we are just getting to the good water-” I retorted.”I would go get my...
by Brian Kozminski | Jan 25, 2021 | Flies, Gear & Equipment
Walking out of a relatively noted fly shop along a fairly famous river, I glance down at the few dozen Missing Link Caddis, Hippie Stompers and Dust Bunnies and I ponder why are there nearly two C-notes sitting in the palm of my hand? It is mid-June, I have some hope...