The first negative thing I heard about wind energy turbines was that they were bird killers.
This was more than 20 years ago when wind energy production was in its infancy. I’d watched some of these prodigious wind turbines go up in a few locations and had seen more than a few grinding out kilowatts in roadside farm fields as I traveled.
Offshore wind energy isn’t for the birds Read More »
I came out of a popular Lake Michigan harbor a few weeks ago and spotted a person in a boat a few hundred yards away waving a boat cushion.
“Something’s wrong,” I said to the people with me and headed my own boat closer to see if this was an emergency situation. I stopped near the distressed boater and learned his motor had unexplainably conked out. “Could we help,” he asked?
Know your emergency contact possibilities when on the Great Lakes Read More »
I pulled a tube of sunscreen from my boat’s glove compartment to slather on a layer of protection for my lips, face, ears – about the only portion of my skin exposed to the day’s sunbeams since I was wearing long sleeves, long pants and a wide-brimmed hat.
I asked a friend fishing with me if he wanted some. “Yes, please,” he said. Then when he looked at the tube he said, “I don’t think this stuff will work for me.”
SPF, the FDA and the best numbers to keep you protected from the sun Read More »
I’m a boat fisherman when it comes to fishing the Great Lakes.
Tom, a friend of mine, prefers fishing from the shore or on one of the piers to catch his share of salmon and trout. We decided to trade trips one weekend. I’d take him fishing on the boat on Saturday; on Sunday, I’d walk out on the pier with him and we’d fish the same general area with solid footing.
Do brown trout have any self respect? Read More »
Before there were salmon in the Great Lakes, there were brown trout.
Before Dr. Howard Tanner took the reins of the Michigan Fisheries Department with the mandate, “Do something spectacular,” Michigan’s fish biologists had tried to do spectacular things in the Great Lakes by stocking them with both steelhead and brown trout. The results were mixed, but certainly not up to “spectacular” standards.
Lake Michigan brown trout are heading north Read More »
Bifocal sunglasses are just one option if you are fishing with presbyopia, a term used for aging eyes or age-related farsightedness.
Fishing with presbyopia and ways to combat aging eyes Read More »
I take a lot of people out on my boat and I like them to participate as much as possible. They can choose lures from my tackle collection, I’ll coach them about how to use the ’riggers, divers, planers, or other gear, and I let them deploy their own lines and lures, even if it takes longer.
If I think they can handle netting the fish, unhooking the lure, or steering the boat, I say, “Go for it!” It’s the difference for them between going fishing and being taken fishing.
The exception is when it’s time to tie a knot. I trust my knots – I won’t automatically trust yours.
Tying the proper knot will get more fish in the boat Read More »
The only constant between all the sunglasses I own is each have lenses that block nearly all UV radiation. How do I know? I look for a label that either shows the lenses are “UV 400” or have 100% protection against UVA and UVB rays.
After that, functionality comes next and that’s almost a trial-and-error process to individualize. Here are some of the options to explore.
Here’s what to look for in sunglasses for fishing Read More »
Being able to figure out unusual jobs for any item can save time, save money, or can just be a good hack.
One of the clothing hacks I’ve been doing for the last couple of years is putting my summer, performance fabric shirts to work all year ’round, for late season hunts, mid-season ice fishing, cold spring mornings and other times long before summer sun is an issue.
Cold weather duty for summer shirts Read More »
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