• Chapter 1 – The Move

    My olfactory nerves were on overload as the smell of boiled eggs emanated from the rich, brown soup that swirled around the canoe.  It’s not a smell altogether offensive, not reeking solely of death and decomposition, but a dark earthy scent exuding both life and death.  Some folks would say the water is just stagnant;…

  • Something's Fishy!

    I had a potential charter for Saturday morning that never materialized, but with conditions prime, this was the morning to cast care to the wind and go for it. Equipped with a fast boat, two rods, a couple extra plastic baits, and bottled water, I headed out to Lake Decade before daylight in anticipation that…

  • Fishy things!

    There were several title options for the post.  And there are so many things I’d like to include, or should I break things up and spread things out over time? First off, I owe somebody an engraved Community Coffee Scoop.  Since there was no real winner of the on-the-sly-comment-contest I ran last week, I guess…