Vol. 13 No. 50

A GOOD DAY FISHING BEATS ... WHAT'S THAT AGAIN?

"Hon, I'm heading out to fish at Spring Branch today."

"Okay but I still don’t like the idea of you going there alone. What if something happens?"

Well ... if I’m not back by O'dark thirty just call the Sheriff's office and tell them where I parked the pickup and that I fished upstream no further then the first falls."

PALE MORNING DUNS (part 8)

This week Tom brings us a dozen different patterns for Pale Morning Dun Emergers.

JUSTIFICATION

I find some of my most interesting column ideas by reading the FAOL bulletin board. The threads started by our readers give me some idea about what our readers are concerned about. Recently a thread entitled "Why buy new rods?" attracted my attention. I enjoy this type of discussion because it reveals some interesting insight into basic human nature.

NOTHING OLD EITHER

I just love fishing catalogs. This week the Game Fishing Catalogue 2010 from the Glasgow Angling Centre, Autumn Edition, (yes Scotland) made it across my desk. What fun with lots of new things and even very old. As long as so many of our readers are talking about Tenkara, here’s another one to play with.

NEW POND

This is a pond that has not been accessible to fish for a long time. Earlier this year I found some cattle on the road. I chased them off the road and waited until another vehicle came by. I had them go to the nearest farm house and try to get some help to find out who owned the cows and where they were supposed to be.

LEARNING FROM THE WATER

When you see the name René Harrop associated with a book on fly fishing you automatically know that you are in for a treat if you are a serious fly fisher. René is the Dean of Anglers when it comes to fishing for difficult trout. His previous book, Trout Hunter, published in 2003 established his premise that the angler that wishes to seek out large trout on heavily fished waters needs to adopt the attitude of a hunter stalking wary wild game. His current book continues that line of thought.

JACK & ANN SCHWEIGERT - A MICHIGAN LEGEND

John C. "Jack" Schweigert (1906-1985) was born the son of a minister. The family immigrated to America from Germany and first settled in the town of Pigeon, Michigan.  As a young man he worked in Saginaw as a foundry foreman for General Motors.  While working and living in Saginaw he met and married his wife Ann, in 1929.

BEAUTIFUL FRUSTRATIONS

The fish were being quite kind considering my horrid casting. I had caught a handful of bluegills and one nice bass. In between fish catches, though, I managed to snag every tree, lily pad and piece of emergent vegetation within my limited casting range. It was my first time out with my new six-weight outfit. I learned to cast on an eight-weight and even used the word "easy" while speaking with my instructor. Now I could see that one casting lesson doesn’t make a fly fisherman!

DOODLEBUG

Those people who knew “Jack” Schweigert associate both him and his wife Ann with their shop in Roscommon, Michigan. Not everyone is aware of the fact that prior to that, he owned and operated his first shop in Luzerne, Michigan some 15+ miles east of Grayling, Michigan. This first shop was there for about 10 years. It was here that Jack acquired a reputation as an excellent fisherman, tier and Au Sable River guide.