by Brian Kozminski | Jan 30, 2023 | Casting, Lifestyle, News & Updates
As I look outside, the river is slowly meandering, with frosted banks and a high of 8 degrees on Friday, I personally can’t wait for the month of MARCH- It’s Coming!! A little more than a month away, it is time to start making plans to attend the Best Fly...
by Brian Kozminski | Aug 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
A guest from the Beardsley House on the river called me the other day~ he had a fish question. “I was casting a spoon and a decent trout came out to inspect it but turned away. Was I reeling too fast or too slow?” he inquired. Northern Michigan offers...
by Brian Kozminski | Sep 25, 2017 | Gear & Equipment, Lifestyle, News & Updates, People & Interviews
The Monday of August 21, many stood outside with fancy NASA edition safety glasses to witness a total solar eclipse that was nothing more than a hazy dusk type afternoon with fuzzy shadows in the Great Lakes region. I was getting amped up for a less exciting planetary...
by Brian Kozminski | Nov 14, 2015 | Creative Nonfiction, Lifestyle
The shadows fall sharply between the poplar and pine this time of year. Tamaracks have just begun to lose their light green color, beginning to transfer to a light golden hue. There is a definite scent in the air, a smell of rot, decomposition, not altogether...
by Brian Kozminski | Nov 26, 2013 | Flies, Uncategorized
I often Look at my tying desk and attempt to utilize scrap tying materials to tie a fly that might entice a few willing trout> Here is a keeper from last summer. Koz\’s Caddis/hoppa Hook: TMC 2487BL size #10 & 12 Thread: UTC Olive G.S.P. 100 Body: 2mm Tan...
