Its official. I’m too freggin’ old to sleep on the floor of a boat. Its Monday and I only had to sleep on the floor one night, but it was too much. But I can still feel that one night as I type right now.
Friday
It was unbelievably cold all weekend, the 60’s, in July? Its [...]
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Trip 08: Weekend at Rathbun Lake Marina
Crystal Lake Restoration almost Complete
After years of planning and community involvement, Crystal Lake is at the end of its long road back to becoming the North Iowa treasure it once was. “It used to be one of the great little fishing spots in North Iowa, and soon it will be back to that level,” said Tom Haan, head of [...]
Fishing Trip 04: Walker Johnson Park
Walker Johnson Park
I’ve started using google maps to find places to fish in Des Moines. That led me to discover this fishin hole that is actually rather close to my home, right behind the Walker Johnson Park Softball Fields. The fishing here wasn’t very good. But could be in a few years if it doesn’t [...]
Fishing Trip 03: Mill Pond
I went a couple spots last night before my softball game. I managed to pull out what quite possibly could be the biggest bass I’ve ever seen in my life, as you can see from the picture above. I also pulled out a few bluegills. But nothing of any size.