In my over fifty years of fishing, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to fish from a variety of boats and boat styles. Some were outstanding fishing rigs, others not so much. Fishing partners and I have shared space in flat-bottom jonboats, high end bass boats, deep-vee multi-specie boats, ...
As we plan for the start of what is sure to be an unusual beginning to the school year in theWebster City Community Schools, we are hard at work preparing for a variety of scenarios. Specifically, there are four main options for how teaching and learning might look starting Aug. 24. The first option is that we welcome all students in grades PK-12 back into our school buildings,with numerous health and safety protocols in place. This would represent our most effectiveform of instruction and allow us to provide social and emotional support for students. Under thisscenario, we would make ...
When a person decides to go fishing, a primary goal is to catch some fish. And, while we certainly enjoy the time spent with our boat partner or just being on the water, catching a few or a bunch of fish is the main reason that we go fishing. We know that we’re not always going to catch ...
When I was a youngster in the early 1950s many families did not yet have a television set in their homes. For some families ̶ including my own ̶ it was an economic issue as TV sets were still quite expensive. For some families ̶ including my own ̶ it was a religious issue. There was a concern that the programming television brought into the home was contrary to the family’s moral values. One elderly lady I knew maintained that “if there’s a TV antenna on the roof there’s a devil in the house.” Television sets ultimately became less expensive and within the ...
The summer of 2020 is here. For most anglers, spring fishing success has ranged from “pretty darn good” to “outstanding” to quote many. Summer fishing is different than spring fishing. Some people who fish refer to fishing in July and August as the “Dog Days”, and they’re not ...
I met this group of old guys in Akron, Iowa. They have coffee every morning between 6 am and 9 am. The mayor thought I would like their story. The coffee wasn't bad either. They call themselves the Old Geezers Club. Several of the fellows brought their woodworking tools to outfit a shared workshop in a basement of an old elementary school. It is dry year round, and has plenty of room. They thought it would be a great thing to teach people how to use them. Except no one took them up on their offer. I asked them who they told, and they said no one. They assumed word would get out and ...
