Fishing with Mike O’Brien

November 1, 2018

When it comes to deer hunting a huge part of the ultimate reward of bagging your quarry is your ability to overcome a deer’s keen senses. While overcoming a deer’s senses is vital to success, I don’t want to downplay the importance of knowing and mastering your weapon of choice either but that’s another whole

Fishing with Mike O’Brien… Quotes Of Angling Humor And Wisdom 0

“There is an old saying that one can never enter the same river twice. The river is always new; the man is forever changed.”- Mike Crockett and Grant McClintock, Flywater “It is the challenge of the fishing more than it is the catching of the fish.”- Joseph D. Bates, Jr., Atlantic Salmon Flies & Fishing

Getting Your Boat Ready For Hibernation 0

Outdoors

December 15, 2017

Winter will eventually arrive; a season when we will no longer be able to enjoy regional boat fishing. Now is the time to get your boat ready for storage. The approach for long-term boat storage — periods without any use — is different than storing a boat between outings. Following a rigorous winterization routine helps

Fishing with Mike O’Brien … Reflections From A Pool Of Memories: A Gift From Dad 0

The pleasures of fishing are best when shared. This was one of those times. When a shared love for angling brought father and son together. Forever bound in one of those “firsts” that can be recalled by either party as vividly as if occurring only minutes before. An experience never to be forgotten by the

Fishing with Mike O’Brien… Butterfish: Little Fish Big Science 0
Mike O'Brien
- Outdoors
- December 13, 2017
It is doubtful you’ve ever fished for or eaten butterfish. Butterfish are a thin, deep-bodied ocean fish that travel in large schools, typically offshore. These small, silvery species are a favorite food source for large game fish and are favorite bait for anglers in pursuit of tuna. I have also known anglers who were fishing
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Fishing with Mike O’Brien… Reflections From A Pool Of Memories: The Intruder – Part II 0
Mike O'Brien
- Outdoors
- November 29, 2017
As we launched the boat, the sun slipped under a bank of clouds and lit up the pond’s surface with a million diamond-like reflections. The warm morning light washed softly over the landscape. Recollections of childhood events are often inordinate. From my gallery of memories. I recall how truly huge the body of water seemed,
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Getting Your Boat Ready For Hibernation 0
Mike O'Brien
- Outdoors
- November 15, 2017
Winter will eventually arrive; a season when we will no longer be able to enjoy regional boat fishing. Now is the time to get your boat ready for storage. The approach for long-term boat storage — periods without any use — is different than storing a boat between outings. Following a rigorous winterization routine helps
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Neglected Battery Causes Lost Fishing Day 0
Mike O'Brien
- Fishing, Outdoors
- November 8, 2017
The fishing day began with hope and expectations. It would end quite differently, terminated much sooner than anticipated. I was fishing The Susquehanna River on this chilly mid-November morning. No other boats were present; no other fishermen willing to tolerate the 35-degree air temperature. The forecast: light wind, partly sunny, and climbing thermometer held promise.
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