The December 6 post from Jack Gartside's blog, Roccus Writing:So Long, and Thanks for all the FishSad news. Last evening, after a hospitalization of several weeks, Jack finally lost his protracted battle with lung cancer. He was in bed resting comfortably, attended by friends, with the first snow of the season falling silently outside.Jack Gartside … Continue reading Jack Gartside →

After 10 weeks living and working in Palatka I have returned home to Nashville. There were fish, and I did catch them, but overall I was disappointed with the fishing in Central Florida. To be fair, my expectations were high. My previous trips to the Sunshine State had left me with the impression of an … Continue reading Super-Yachting →

I am travelling to Florida for about 8 weeks to work on the Islander, a luxury charter yacht captained by a friend of ours. The boat is in dry dock for some renovation and I will be joining the crew in cleaning and refitting as much as possible before the ship is put back in … Continue reading The Islander →

Labor Day weekend, Tara and I took three of our friends fishing. Heather has been fishing with us before, but she had never actually caught a fish. Hang and Dapeng, two of our friends from China, had never even been fishing.I knew the best way to remedy this situation was a tub of nightcrawlers and … Continue reading Bluegill Soup →

Though I've only mentioned carp in one of the past six posts, I have been chasing them quite a bit. Here are a couple of photos from recent trips...

It's been a little while since I've gotten out after carp. While nothing gets my heart pumping like fly casting to a tailing fish, I figured that since I have a bunch of juglines rigged up, I may as well set some out with carp bait and see what happens. Dedicated British anglers have developed … Continue reading Felix →

Jug-fishing for catfish is a popular southern pastime. A jugline is simply a float with a baited hook suspended below. Some jugs are weighted while others are left free to drift. Jug fishing is often done in the dark when catfish move out of their hiding places to feed.After a recent, and unsuccessful jug-fishing attempt … Continue reading Got Milk? →

Besides hooking oneself, freshwater fishing has a number of other hazards. I ran across two of Tennessee's more dangerous residents this morning - the dreaded denizen of the deep, the snapping turtle (look closely, it is there):Even more fearsome, I also ran into the deadlycotton-head rattle-moccasin!Post Script: This snake is actually a cotton-mouth! Thanks to … Continue reading The Hazards of Fishing →

My buddy David had us up to his lake house this weekend. We arrived in the evening and headed out on the pontoon boat after catfish. Four anglers, four rods, 11 jug lines, three and a half hours, and all we managed to do was lose three jugs and catch a stunted, one-eyed channel cat!All … Continue reading Black & Mild or Getting Skunked →

This past weekend, Tara and I decided to go camping at Tennessee's Land Between the Lakes. We bought back country camping passes at the park entrance, packed up our boat, picked a spot on the map and started paddling.We managed to pack the gear without any trouble and after a a few hours we reached … Continue reading Land Between The Lakes →