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 | Jan 10, 2017 | Creative Nonfiction, Lifestyle, People & Interviews
From a distance, whether mowing the lawn, tending to the animals, or cutting wood, I can recognize the Fa-Thump, Phathump, Fa-Thump amplified rotation of the tires and diesel engine working up the motivation to travel up the long hill a mile away from our house. A...
by Brian Kozminski | Dec 1, 2016 | Gear & Equipment, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
For the record, 2016 was a warm one across the Midwest. Whether you subscribe to Climate Change or Global Warming, we broke a few records and continue to do so. Besides a healthy amount of SPF70 sunscreen in the boat, there were a couple key items that made my days on...
by Brian Kozminski | Aug 11, 2013 | Angling Reports, Gear & Equipment, News & Updates
So far our summer of 2013 has been on the cool side. It is mid August and we are talking seventies for daytime highs and some areas dipped into the forties at night. Only one week when we actually activated the window AC unit. This has an upside, the fishing has been...
by Brian Kozminski | Mar 28, 2013 | Gear & Equipment, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
En route to one of our favorite fly shops in the north, I mentioned to Lesley how I wanted to do a piece on the various questions and requests the shop owners get, what sells, what doesn’t, and how do we get more women involved in fly fishing. Conversation...
