Woods and Water - Dick Herfindahl
I have been a little slow to start my annual fishing season. Fear not, for I will soon be wetting a line in the “North Country.” My son Brad and I should be heading to the cabin in about two weeks. In the meantime, I have slowly been adding to my arsenal of fishing lures.
I will wait an...
Shown here are a picture of myself with a northern that I caught on a little lake located close to our cabin.
I still have not wet a line yet, but soon I will take the plunge. I have yet to make it to the cabin and April has already turned into May. I guess that as an “old guy,” I am allowed a certain amount of whining. It is either raining or we are experiencing hurricane-type winds this spring. We need...
After 27 years of attending the Governor’s fishing opener, I have officially not been invited to this year’s event. This does not make me feel sad, as it will free me up to fish when and wherever I want. No more itinerary to follow, just my own idea of where to wet a line. In all reality, the...
I can always rely on looking back at the beauty of Minnesota to bring sunshine to my day. There is a picture of the Jugland Dam before the drought, and one taken by the channel on a cool November morning a few years ago.
Although I have always enjoyed attending the Governor’s Fishing Opener each year, I may not be attending this year, but I’ll see how it goes.
When I look back at some openers before I started attending the Governor’s Opener, I always took one or both of my sons with me. Fishing was usually...
I have been getting a little anxious to do some fishing. Last Saturday was sunny and fairly warm with the usual hurricane type of wind. I am tired of complaining about the wind, but lately it just never seems to stop. On the bright side, I did see a few folks doing some shore fishing on the East...
I always like to brag about my kids and grandkids, and in this case, it is my youngest grandson, Grant. He went to Wisconsin River Falls and graduated with a degree in Animal Science. He also earned a degree in Outdoors Management. He did an internship in the state of Main guiding youth on...
This past weekend we have been paying for the mild winter. I don’t want to say that I told you so, but I kind of did mention that in my last couple of columns. In Minnesota we always have a weather surprise waiting for us just around the corner. It looks like March is going out like a lion, just...
It looks as if we may be paying for our nice winter weather with a chance of some snow towards the end of March. As a true Minnesotan, I believe in Karma and that we usually have to pay for anything good that happens in reference to the weather. One thing about Minnesotans, if we can’t think...
Shown here is a picture of my son Brian with a nice pike.
This past fall I was able to go to the cabin for a few days with both of my sons and my grandson Dylan. I first went with my grandson Dylan and his dad, my son Brad. Next, my son, Brian and I visited the cabin. Both times were special times where bonding with family was important.
As we...
I have enjoyed the weather that we have been experiencing, so far, this winter. Unfortunately, it will not do anything to help with the drought that we have had the last couple of years. Not only does it make it hard on the farmers, but our creeks, lakes and streams all have had to suffer. As I...