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Curse of the Pyramid Lake Water Babies
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The mood changed in an instant, from the usual smiles and light banter to horrified looks and stern warnings.
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It’s What a Dad Does
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About 12 years ago, my son Gage and I first discussed the idea of fishing in every state together. At the time, we were fishing with our friend Dan.
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Back to school
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Let’s do a visualization exercise together. It requires you to set aside your biases and suspend disbelief.
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Icefest 2019
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Every winter, with the blessing of our wives, a group of us dads get away for a weekend. It’s our time to forget our jobs, have a few laughs and bond over an activity we all enjoy.
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Have Zebco, Will Travel: Long Island Sound Sea Robins
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Let me be right up front about this: this story was supposed to have a different title. I did not set out to write about sea robins.
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One Last Miracle
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It was a couple of weeks before Christmas 2002. We were at the home of a beagle breeder we had contacted to see if she had any puppies available.
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Real, Sorta Real or Fake? You’re welcome, Connecticut.
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You see, I’m part of a group of consumers that contributes approximately $7 million a year to projects throughout the state designed to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife populations and their habitats. These projects are funded through a program commonly known as the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program.
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Take Me Again, Dad
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Many of my favorite childhood memories involve fishing. It’s what I did to escape the daily upheaval of growing up in our tumultuous, single-parent household.
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Have Zebco, Will Travel: Vermont channel catfish
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We were on our way to Lake Champlain, a trip we take every year, when Dave said to me: “It’s time for you to get a big-boy reel. I know you like the simplicity of your Zebcos, but the new baitcasters are being advertised as essentially tangle proof.”
“What are you talking about?”
I was surprised Dave was making this pitch again.
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Records Are Made to be Broken
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My father-in-law Jim (known to family and many friends as “Cowpa”) was a big part of our lives. He was a kind, selfless man who always put the interests of others ahead of his own.