BLACK FRIDAY

Everybody is out getting door buster deals. I am happy my wife has returned with the majority of our holiday shopping completed. Yesterday was a wonderful afternoon. I truly enjoyed the company of my Mom, cousins and and Aunt and Uncle in Grayling reminiscing of days...

Reflections

By no coincidence it is 4:30 in the morning and the cabin is silent, except for the hushing buzz of the HVAC system lulling nearly everyone into a pseudo dream state. I can hear Glen Frey “You belong to the Night” in my earphones and it strikes me ironic as we are...

Brown Trout Redd Mapping

For the past couple of years the MVWTU Chapter has been monitoring and mapping brown trout spawning habitat. It wasn’t until this past fall that a few questions were raised by fellow anglers that I deemed worthy of attention. Let me divulge with a little history...

APRIL VOKEY This Friday!!!

Attention Ladies and Gentlemen~ If you haven’t heard the word, April Vokey will be at Boyne Mountain in Boyne Falls, MI on Friday November 9, 2012 for a ‘Meet & Greet’ from 4 pm- 7 pm. She is doing a quick little midwest tour this week after a...

If 007 were an angler….

I happen to be a fairly big fan of the Ian Flemming novels from the sixties. I recall the skinny little paperbacks from my father’s collection on my bookshelf while I was growing up. I hope they are packed away in box somewhere in the garage. So it is of no...

Spring Opener

The snow is gently wafting outside the window. Boxes are piled up around my tying desk as we prepare our next chapter in life. To say this has been an odd winter in Northern Michigan would be an understatement. The bay doesn’t seem to have an inclination of...