I'm an avid outdoorsman and love sharing the pleasure, excitement, tranquility, thrills and challenges of the Bluff Country's many wilderness activities with my family. My adventures and activities usually involve the waterway and their inhabitants...but I also love my bike!
The human spirit longs for connection to other beings, to our physical environment, and in no small way to a “Greater Something”. Throughout my angling life as a boy, a father, and as a human being, I thought I sought only a connection to fish. Now, ...
Thank You for keeping up with this series. I hoped you learned enough to get started...right now! It's a beautiful day in Northeast Iowa to go trout fishing on one of our local trout streams. Use this map and this list to find a stream near you and ...
OH BOY! We're almost ready to stalk the scenic and bountiful streams of Northeast Iowa in pursuit of trout! Many "one-that-got-away" stories leave out crucial details that the teller may save face; a bad knot, a dull hook, a frayed leader, or a rusty...
Did you ever read Hemingway's novella "The Old Man and The Sea"? Our Hero, Santiago, wrestles a MegaloMarlin around the ocean for three days in a rowboat (while eating bait) and finally brings it up...with a hand-line; a baited hook tied to the end of...
It's The People That Make NE Iowa My New Hometown! I counted. I've lived in 10 states, 2 countries, 4 cities population 250,000 or greater, and had 24 addresses. I was born and raised (mostly) in Rutland, Vermont and after experiencing all those places...
Part II: The Water Trout Unlimited published a book highlighting the top 100 trout fisheries in the country. They completely overlooked Northeast Iowa. Good. Northeast Iowa has some extremely productive and breathtakingly scenic trout waters and I don...
Trout Fishing For Dummies: Part 1 – The Fish If you're reading this you either really want to know how to catch trout and haven't a clue how or where to start, or just want to be entertained. Either way, this article is worth reading and sharing. I'...
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