As the main judge of the talent search program America's Got Talent, Simon Cowell frequently states that a contestant is really good, that he or she has "it". The "it" factor is often attributed as a cause for success. But what is "it"? I have heard it said that we cannot define "it", but as... Continue Reading →
Camping with the Grandkids
Instead of heading to a great Canada fishing location with my two adult (?) children, we headed to Tionesta Lake to camp with the grandsons. (This isn't sexist. There are no granddaughters.) My fourth fishing trip to be cancelled due to Covid concerns (that is a thing now) turned out to be a blessing. Searching... Continue Reading →
Dad and Jim: The Shirt
"I can get it." "Let me help. I will just pull us in.' "I don't need help. I can get it." "If you can get it, why is it still there?" Dad and Jim were at it again. We were in my boat, fishing for crappies on Lake Wilhelm and Jim had just thrown his... Continue Reading →
Tionesta: Fishing with the Kids
When I started this blog, it was before the Corona Virus hit Pennsylvania. I had planned on traveling all over the Clarion 120 Outdoors, but I find myself staying closer to home. I am not paranoid about things, but I do not want to be stupid about them either. I just am more comfortable staying... Continue Reading →
Dad and Jim, or Jim and Dad
My father was my best hunting and fishing buddy. For him, it was who he hunted and fished with that made the day. My best buddy, Jim, was one of Dad's favorite people to fish with. They truly cared for each other. They teased each other in ways that only true friends can. Take the... Continue Reading →
A Father’s Day Lesson
This Father's Day was the first Father's Day in almost a decade that I did not start the day sad and depressed, missing my father. This one started out well. A beautiful day (too beautiful as it would turn out). Linda made a nice breakfast and we started getting ready to go to the river... Continue Reading →
The Perfect Hunt
I have never been on a hunt where everything looked like it was scripted for a television show. Not until the opening day of the 2020 spring gobbler season. My son, Chris and I have hunted many first days together and I usually manage to mess it up. I miss, I shoot too soon, I... Continue Reading →
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