“O, sir, doubt not that Angling is an art; is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly?” ~ Isaak Walton c/o www.fishingstories.net
From the Gremlin
“Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” ~ Henry David Thoreau c/o www.fishingstories.net

I’m a big fan of the banjo. If you’ve ever seen Deliverance, I bet you can guess my favorite part of the movie. And no, it doesn’t involve squealing like […]

04/21/2014
Rhinelander – Fishermen in northern Wisconsin can keep largemouth bass this season.
This is the first time in 22 years fishermen won’t have to release the fish.
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When gathering night crawlers after dark, use a flashlight with red cellophane over the lens. A white light may scare them back into their holes.

The world’s tiniest fish, the Stout Infant, is about a quarter-of-an-inch long. You don’t need 10 lb test line to catch one of those.
In Thailand on July of 2005, a fisherman caught a 646-pound giant Mekong catfish. It was as big as a grizzly bear.
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A person who studies fish for a living is an ichthyologist. A gremlin who makes sinkers for a living is a depthologist.
Fish were well established long before dinosaurs roamed the earth. Fishermen came even later.
Don’t let the pointy ears fool you. I make a darn good sinker.
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