Outdoor Notes

Its been about five weeks when I awoke to find Molly, out eight-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel lying at the foot end of the bed, her usual nightly position. This time, her last sleep wou...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2017/06/too-bad-mans-best-friend-doesnt-outlive.html

My most sincere and humble apologies to those that take time to read my blogs and my outdoor columns when they were appearing in “The Oakland Press.” I believe an explanation is necessary tha...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2017/04/in-either-good-or-deteriorating-health.html

In the not too-distant-past, fittings and accessories were about as scarce as hen's teeth. With the popularity of this ever growing sport, accessories and ways to install them is about as popular...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2017/04/kayak-equipment-has-become-popular.html

This past Saturday I was the guest of the Flint Chapter of Safari Club International at the chapter's 35th annual wild game dinner and fundraiser. The reason for my invitation was to be recogniz...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2017/03/safari-club-flint-chapter-thanks-for.html

My choice of equipment hasn't always been good. I always tend to go with smaller. Shorter rods, smaller baits, shorter kayak, less powerful gun for hunting and so forth. I try to minimize what I ...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2017/03/sometimes-smaller-is-jus-right.html

So far this winter, there can't be too many complaints about our weather around SE Michigan. Cross country skiers will have to go north of Standish to find any decent skiing, and ice anglers prob...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2017/02/like-elevator-weather-goes-up-and-down.html

Why not, indeed. First, you have the opportunity to meet people with similar interests and it's not necessarily competition. However, it is about fishing water for bass, pike, panfish or anyth...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2017/02/why-kayak-tournament-fish-for-bass.html

Warm weather, loss of snow along with some open water on inland lakes have made kayak anglers 4think about launch time. From discussions about what clothing to wear for a winter yak outing to wh...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2017/01/thin-ice-anglers-thinking-of-launching.html

Longtime fishing buddy and Waterford resident Glen Uhl prowls many of Oakland County lakes year round. For Uhl, ice fishing is something to be looked forward to. Cass Lake and it's surrounding w...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2017/01/ice-definitely-not-safe-in-southeast.html

Mention bamboo to fly fishers and thoughts of a handcrafted rod immediately come to mind. Now comes BOODYWEAR for men, women and children with fabric made of bamboo textiles. I’ve worn the w...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2017/01/bamboo-and-fishing-have-more-in-common.html

Finally, we have a bait shop in the area. "The Bait Shop" opened it's doors a week ago and already area anglers are finding their way to this much welcome business. Located at Airport and Hatch...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/12/anglers-welcome-bait-shop-in-waterford.html

These next few weeks are tough for me. A recent "major surgery" has left me inactive. I'm not to lift anything heavier than a half gallon of milk. Any activity is frowned upon. Hopefully the heal...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/12/fresh-snow-and-cold-weather-make-for.html

Tomorrow, November 15, the woods will come alive with hundreds of hunters decked out in hunters orange, sitting on a stump, leaning against a tree or in a blind waiting to take a shot at a whitet...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/11/statwide-firearms-deer-opener-tomorrow.html

Seems each time I go to do something on the computer I get asked to sign in which requires a password. Keep in mind the things I sign into are things I normally use and have never been asked for...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/11/passwords-are-necessary-pain.html

Glen Uhl would probably fish in a bath tub if he thought the least little bit there might be fish in it. That's why he carries a small rod and a bit of tackle around with him wherever he goes. ...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/10/glen-uhl-dont-put-fishing-tackle-away.html

Just back from a three week trip to southern California to attend a relatives wedding and catch up with friends we haven't seen in years. We used to live in Inglewood and Glendale after my disch...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/10/travel-is-great-but-good-to-be-home.html

Brandon Stanton calls Saginaw Bay his home water. He's really comfortable on the Bay and prefers big water fishing to fishing other water. This Sunday's 21st Century Newspaper  column is about ...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/09/learn-from-experienced-like-charter.html

The first time I set eyes on Lance Valentine was seeing him seated in his boat, on a trailer in a field at the fairgrounds at Imlay City at a Woods N' Water show. That had to be tweet-plus years ...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/09/walleye-101-higher-education-for-anglers.html

Summer isn't over and gardens haven't been put to bed for another year. Yet the cold weather crowd is already making noise about ice fishing. You know how it goes. First, it's they can't wait fo...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/09/too-early-to-thing-of-ice-fishing-not.html

Last Saturday, fishing a kayak bass tournament on Central Lake near Jackson I got one of the hooks off a treble hook caught in one of my little fingers. As soon as I saw how deep it was I knew i...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/08/keep-first-aid-kit-handy-when-outdoors.html

Last Saturday, approximately 52 anglers in kayaks hit moving water in a 50 mile radius from Flint thanks to the efforts of Jeremy Crowe. Crowe is an avid kayak angler. So is his finance, Shannon...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/08/river-bassin-comes-to-michigan.html

I'm frequently asked to give my opinion on the best rod or reel, the best gun to hunt deer with, the best place to cross country ski and on and on. Recently the interest in what is the best is a...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/07/whats-best-equipment-it-all-depends.html

Last Saturday, Fathers Day weekend, found 43 anxious kayak anglers hitting the waters of Lake Ovid in the Sleepy Hollow State park near Lansing. With little wind, calm waters and minor motorized...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/06/kayak-bass-tourney-success.html

I'm headed to Lake Ovid around Lansing for a kayak bass fishing tournament on Saturday. New to me will be fishing thick, heavy weeds in a lake supposedly holding lots of bass, still experimenting...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/06/kayak-fishing-always-something-new.html

This is the second year I'll be attending the annual get together of the Michigan Virginia Mafia, better known to this group of characters as the MVM. For the past 10 or 12 years the same guys h...

http://opoutdoornotes.blogspot.com/2016/05/memorial-day-and-bass-fishing.html