Archive for January, 2008

How to Fillet a Trout

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

I went ice fishing for my first time. My friend and neighbor Bill Anderson was kind enough to show me the ropes. I’m sad to say we caught our limits in less time than it took to drive the one hour to fishlake. But, the sun was shining and the trout were beautiful. We were fishing for dinner, [...]

Fly Fishing New Waters

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

This past week I was able to dust off my fly fishing gear and finally explore some of the local tributaries. I failed my fishing companions as a guide but they were able to each catch one small trout in the icy waters. The weather was a bit windy ahead of a big snow storm [...]