Brother Nature

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

INDIANA ANGLERS STARTED THE SALMON RACE

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The story of how salmon native to the Pacific Ocean revitalized the Great Lake’s sportfishing industry, became a core activity for tourism ...
Saturday, March 31, 2018

FAMILY PLANNING

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  I’m not writing about couples deciding when or if there’s a good time to have kids. I’ll leave the timing, good or bad, planned or surpris...
Saturday, March 3, 2018

LUCKY BREAKS OR BRIEFS?

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   One day a few years ago a friend was fishing in his boat in the same area I was piloting the Brother Nature. We were in radio contact and...
Monday, February 19, 2018

ICE OUT, FISH ON

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Unlike some places with set dates for open and closed seasons, the fishing season on Lake Michigan is open all year around. It’s Mother Na...
Sunday, November 12, 2017

AT THE BEGINNING

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  Most have heard the reasons why salmon had been put in Lake Michigan - to clear up the overabundance of alewives. It was horrible. In 1968...
Saturday, July 8, 2017

ROD'S BIG ENOUGH COHO

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 Whew! It’s been a busy spring and summer. Why do I feel like I’m in a rut, then?  Busy doesn’t mean I’m doing a lot of different things.  W...
Sunday, April 16, 2017

PLAN B SUCCESS

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  The leader of the “A-TEAM” on the old TV show popularized the maxim, “I love it when a plan comes together.”  Who doesn’t? The first s...
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I started fishing for Lake Michigan salmon in 1969 and finally caught one in 1972. I started running my own boat on the lake in 1980 and became a licensed captain in 1998.
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