Baboons, desert heat and smallmouth bass. They don’t often go together, but they do in Africa. But of course, these guys knew their local waters far better than some fella who (literally) just got off the plane. They were under 40 and (like most of their countrymen) in great shape. So I sure wasn’t showing […]
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Tales from the new book “Adventures of a Fishing Bum.”
Adventure Tale: Jungle Smallmouth
BOOK EXCERPT—- Hawaii– sun, sand beaches, sea breezes, snorkeling, palm trees and tourists everywhere, right? For that reason it was never high on my list of “must see” places… until I discovered Hawaiian jungle smallmouth. However, it isn’t just mainlanders who have never heard of this odd fishery; few on the islands have either. Hardly […]
Adventure Tale: Drowning by Smallmouth
BOOK EXCERPT– This wasn’t good. I was coughing and spitting water, and I could see blood—mine– below the surface… Grabbing my 7-foot medium-action spin stick and a few lures in a small tackle bag, I headed back down the shoreline for half a mile to where I had noticed the most rock. It was late […]
Adventure Tale: Maine Damselfly Frenzy
BOOK EXCERPT– from “Adventures of a Fishing Bum” It was a couple summers ago. My pal Dan and I loaded up the car with a big canoe and lots of tackle and headed northeast. Though the route through Vermont was slow, it was interesting and enjoyable nevertheless. Twisting and winding thru green forested mountains and […]