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Nothing makes a fisherman happier than to have just proved that he must be crazy. -John Gierach #fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout

Nothing makes a fisherman happier than to have just proved that he must be crazy.

-John Gierach

#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout

I read once upon a time in India insane people were tied to trees on the banks of rivers so the sound of moving water could draw out their...

I read once upon a time in India insane people were tied to trees on the banks of rivers so the sound of moving water could draw out their madness. I wondered if we had enough rivers and enough trees to give every registered voter in America the same treatment.

-John Gierach

#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout #fishingfriday

Periodic bitching is an unavoidable symptom of a lifetime spent fishing. Older fishermen have been around so much beauty for so long that...

Periodic bitching is an unavoidable symptom of a lifetime spent fishing. Older fishermen have been around so much beauty for so long that perfection seems ordinary and even a single beer can tossed on the bank of a stream looks like pure runination-and this from men who in our younger, wilder days carelessly disposed of some empty bear cans ourselves. Of course now we pick them up, possibly as a kind of penance.

-John Gierach

#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout

Most days I'm a perfectly happy fisherman-it's my mission in life-but now and then I do catch myself making old guy noises about how...

Most days I'm a perfectly happy fisherman-it's my mission in life-but now and then I do catch myself making old guy noises about how it is now as opposed to how it once was. I used to worry about that because I dreaded turning into an old geezer, but the I thought What the hell, you might as well embrace what comes next because what else can you do?

-John Gierach

#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout

Am on the Metra UP Northwest line and they announced there was an "incident" in the tracks near Des Plaines. We will sit at the...

Am on the Metra UP Northwest line and they announced there was an "incident" in the tracks near Des Plaines. We will sit at the Clyburn station and wait for the incident to be cleared. They did not define incident.

It's a good time to remember when a it comes to #trains, the tie doesn't go to the runner.

#Chicago #illinois #mchenrycounty #metra

This is a heavenly sandwich. #Chicago #illinois #Pope #portillos

This is a heavenly sandwich.

#Chicago #illinois #Pope #portillos

Ready to go.#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout #outdoors #fishingfriday

Ready to go.

#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout #outdoors #fishingfriday

The #Onion

The #Onion

I have it on good word some of the Cardinals voted more than once for the new pope.#Chicago #illinois #Pope #catholic

I have it on good word some of the Cardinals voted more than once for the new pope.

#Chicago #illinois #Pope #catholic

#Chicago #Pope #catholic

#Chicago #Pope #catholic

Da.. Pope!#Chicago #Pope #catholic

Da.. Pope!

#Chicago #Pope #catholic

If fishing teaches you anything, it's how to shrug off failure and cast again.#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout #outdoors

If fishing teaches you anything, it's how to shrug off failure and cast again.

#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout #outdoors

[T]he origin of empathy is always the selfish question, What if that were me? -John Gierach #fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout

[T]he origin of empathy is always the selfish question, What if that were me?

-John Gierach

#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout

If you missed the first segment on 60 Minutes about the attack on our legal system, you need to find it on YouTube. #uspol #60minutes

If you missed the first segment on 60 Minutes about the attack on our legal system, you need to find it on YouTube.

#uspol #60minutes

Pete Crow-Armstrong is on fire. ⚾️ 🔥#Cubs #Chicago #MLB

Pete Crow-Armstrong is on fire. ⚾️ 🔥

#Cubs #Chicago #MLB

#fishing #flyfishing...

#fishing #flyfishing #trout

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/after-50-years-trout-population-is-restored-to-historic-numbers-in-one-of-the-largest-lakes-in-us/

The water temperature is almost warm enough to cast a soft plastic toad. A great topwater lure for bass, it's fished on and around...

The water temperature is almost warm enough to cast a soft plastic toad. A great topwater lure for bass, it's fished on and around emergent weeds. The paddle feet kick up the water to attract the fish.

When you get a strike, the trick is to feel the weight of the fish before setting the hook.

#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #fishingfriday

I'm can't fish as much as I would like as age & trying to maintain health takes up more time.From that I've learned to try...

I'm can't fish as much as I would like as age & trying to maintain health takes up more time.

From that I've learned to try to make the time I do fish richer. Getting strikes is part of the experience but not everything.

So I will pause often to engage senses; feel the wind & sun on my skin, listen to the water lapping on the boat hull, look around & up clouds and sky. Make more memories than just the catch.

And I will give thanks.

#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout #fishingfriday

Archeologists say the earliest fishooks they've found -made of shell- are 20,000 years old, which means we've been fishing with hook...

Archeologists say the earliest fishooks they've found -made of shell- are 20,000 years old, which means we've been fishing with hook and line 15,000 years before we developed settled agriculture. The rod would have come along as soon as it was necessary because even a chimpanzee knows that if he needs extra reach, all he has to do is get a stick.

-John Gierach

#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout #outdoors

Much is made of logic in fly-fishing these days, especially when it comes to trout, but the bass fisherman is still often faced with trying...

Much is made of logic in fly-fishing these days, especially when it comes to trout, but the bass fisherman is still often faced with trying to decide whether his fish will eat a red and white thing as opposed to a bright yellow thing when there is no discernible reason why he should bite either.

-John Gierach

#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout #fishingfriday