From Athens- 16 Fridays until GDF

Some of my favorite memories are fishing for Trout out of Chassahowitzka after catching Pilcher for bait in the early morning, and then going out on the flats and fishing for Tarpon when we want some real excitement. My wifes Grandpa always knew just where to go for those Tarpon. We went out in a little 12 foot flat bottom boat and one day gramps hung on to a really good one that got to the boat when he was too green, jumped in with us and nearly beat us to death before we could get out. That was more excitement than we bargained for.

Growing up in upstate NY trout browns and rainbows Battenkill crosses the VT border

April an ice forming in the rod guides. Flask of blackberry brandy

Small mouth bass from Lake Ontario off the beds in early June. Using a 2# leader on

Ultra light or fly rod had to play the fish one wrong move and fish off

We were practicing catch and release in late 50's

Growl your tarpon and my Northern Pike same deal in the boat big mistake

Broke one rod laying on gunwale. Trashed two tackle boxes. That day forward had a 8 inch

Billy club pop the fish between the eyes tends to calms them down

Rainbow cooked in foil over a wood fire God is good