The Severed Cortex

At least I didn't wake up in the middle of the night needing to pee. I didn't sleep the entire night through, but I didn't have to escape the warm confines of the sleeping bag either. I awoke around 6:00 am and after stirring the fire back to life, I d… more »

I slept just OK overnight but only part of that was due to sleeping in a tent on the ground. My allergies were kicking into high gear just as I started to lay down so I had trouble breathing. But, the biggest problem was that I drank way too much water… more »

I came up with the idea to take my nephew floating and fishing about two months ago and my sister said the only time available was the 17th-19th of June. So I started looking for places to go. Several years ago I did the Current River by myself so I wa… more »

After a hard night of drinking and card playing in which some members of the group stayed up until way past their bedtime, we all awoke to 38 degrees and light rain. Needless to say, no one was motivated. We cooked breakfast in our cabin and it was tas… more »

Every year in the spring a bunch of us get together for a fishing trip. This year we went back to Crab Orchard Lake. We finally got down there and the boat dropped around 1:00 pm, which is way too late to fish if you ask me. Not everyone's schedule wo… more »

Yes, I know it has been a good long while since I posted last. Part of that is because I've been fishing in Florida. Specifically here and here. The other part is partially due to laziness and partially due to me having too many fires in the oven at o… more »

For several years I've gone fishing with a bunch of guys who live over here in the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon/Maryville area. They're all mostly college friends of Jay's wife Christy and obviously I was introduced to them through Jay. It just so happened… more »

by Ken Schultz I actually finished this over a week ago and I'm just getting around to writing about it. Nancy has an amazing knack for finding books that she thinks will appeal to me and this is another example of that. Of course, it's not like she… more »

I'll start off by saying that I'm not a big fan of fishing Carlyle lake, but it is damn convenient for me. I figured with it being a month after labor day that there wouldn't be much of a crowd. I was wrong. I pulled up to the Hazlet access around 7:3… more »