If we dont get some rain soon, my pond is toast, its gonna be winter killed for sure. Dammit.

Took the family on an afternoon hike last Sunday to Knoch Knolls (which is pretty much the best thing I've found in Naperville during the 7 years of living there so far.....mature hardwood forest, Dupage river running thru it, some prairie) and what do I see? A flock of 4-5 Bluebirds doing their hap...

Well, I thought Gary was gonna broadcast it too. Nope, instead I got a show where some guy was touting the sanity of ignoring doctors orders to use modern medicine to treat life threatening conditions and let God take care of things. Whoa.

Yep.
I read a book published by the IL DNR that focused on the natural (and human) history of the Kankakee river valley. Whats left of the 3k is a mere glimmer of what it used to be.

Guilty as charged.

I needs me some ice time and soon.

I turn to Livingstons column first thing. I think he's great. That guy will eat anything. Most of his cookbooks are available on Amazon. One of his books I bought used for 16 cents and lemme tell ya, its worth every penny!

I have a bunch of cookbooks by A.D. Livingston (the guy with the column in Greys Sporting Journal) and he's inspired me to try cooking largemouth over a fire. Gut it, chop off the head, cut the two fillets off the fish, place scale side down on a grill over hardwood coals and wait til the meat is fl...

Kumbaya my Lord.....kumbaya!

When I lived in the city, I used to ride my bike to Montrose for the fall salmon run. What few I hooked (and didnt land) impressed the hell out of me. Those Kings are some seriously powerful fish. Ed's advice is definitely on target. One thing I'd add....swap out the stock hooks for chemically sharp...