by Brian Kozminski | Nov 24, 2020 | Gear & Equipment, Lifestyle
It’s that time of year, as an angler we get our promotional boxes inundated with useless ‘NEED TO HAVE’ items for next season. My aim is simple. I will keep it brief, speak only what I have personally used, and share my experience. The rest is up to...
by Brian Kozminski | Nov 22, 2020 | Environment, Lifestyle, News & Updates
It has been one of the most unusual years. From the early cancellation of Detroit Fly Fishing show and some residual panic in retailers to continuing into early summer with more people on the river at many locations I can recall in recent years. It turned out to be...
by Brian Kozminski | Oct 13, 2020 | Lifestyle, News & Updates, Trips & Guides
Way back in midwinter, good buddy Joe Cermele sent me a message- “How would you like to do ‘MeatEater’ episode?” As a northern Michigan guide/angler, how does one respond to this ?? “Heck YES!!! Some logistics and timing need to be worked...
by Brian Kozminski | Oct 13, 2020 | Environment, Lifestyle
The rain. The sweet smell of rain. Release of nitrogen from the atmosphere.Petrichor. Smell it? Photo by Sam Bosworth Media The sweet smell of the earth, wet and dank, fresh with new promise. Hope of a fresh new day on the river, watching the diurnal progress of the...
by Brian Kozminski | Aug 9, 2020 | Creative Nonfiction, Lifestyle
I needed something. A moment, brief as it may be, but just some time away. The media, the divided country, phone calls, yard work/bathroom remodel/travel/guide trips/Covid-19/plans for fall- it had me dizzy, spiraling. I took my opportunity and hit the river, solo...
by Brian Kozminski | Apr 19, 2020 | Environment, Lifestyle, News & Updates
Why is it on the first day of the season I get out on the river, I somehow manage to miss the first several strikes from a trout? Are the lightning responses from an eager brook trout darting out from tannic cover in line with a supercharged Porsche? Doubtful. Are my...
