by Brian Kozminski | Apr 27, 2012 | Environment, Lifestyle
Time has passed, we have been quite busy. While many of you were off at the Fly Fishing Expo in Macomb County, TNT was teaching fathers and sons the art of casting a fly rod on the frozen shoreline of Walloon Lake at Camp Daggett. Later in the day, we would get the...
by Brian Kozminski | Mar 8, 2012 | Lifestyle, People & Interviews
This month has been the month of firsts. First major snowfall in Northern Michigan, a heavy wet blanket that knocked power out to thousands of customers for nearly a week. First solo road trip to Wellston to visit Ray in my own fish vehicle in many, many years. And...
by Brian Kozminski | Jan 30, 2012 | Books & Video Reviews, Lifestyle
In the Fall of 2011, Trout Unlimited asked it’s readers to tell them what were the top 12 books about salmon and trout fishing. Being that there are more than a few thousand titles in the vast realm of fishing literature, and that I know I have only scratched...
by Brian Kozminski | Jan 16, 2012 | Environment, Lifestyle
A few years back, Dr. Bryan Burroughs approached me at a state council meeting. There was a different twinkle in his eye, usually I can tell when we have exciting news to exchange, whether it is regarding DNA found in a new state record Brown trout, or the latest...
by Brian Kozminski | Jan 11, 2012 | Flies, Lifestyle
January 10, 2012 at City Park Grill in Petoskey> Miller Van Winkle Chapter of Trout Unlimited Hosts a monthly gathering of fellow artists of thread and feather~ We had a great turnout! from beginners~ along with a few pro’s~ If you are ever in the Petoskey...
by Brian Kozminski | Jan 5, 2012 | Creative Nonfiction, Lifestyle, Trips & Guides
On a lazy, hot August afternoon, I found myself pounding Beldar Buggars and Woolly Sculpins in an effort to entice smallmouths along the Muskegon River with a couple of fishing pals . We had a Michigan trifecta in the boat comprised of a few rainbows, a brown and a...