Drifting The Prairie Ocean Outdoor Journal

There are two new Elk Hair Caddis patterns patiently resting in the fly box dedicated to the pursuit of carp by fly.  I say patiently restin...

This fellow took an Elk Hair Caddis like a sipping trout would. Today was the most exciting day of my fly fishing for carp life.  If onl...

Some countries that border the Mediterranean Sea are in turmoil currently in the pursuit of fairness and freedom.  The revolution seems to b...

 No worries here - this carp was cleaned and safely returned to the water.  No carp has ever loss his or her life at these hands.   Many...

Today, during the lunch hour, I stood high on the bank overlooking the pasture Charlie and I call Well Springs .  To both my delight and am...

Sidetracked In More Ways Than One When pony feed hit $3.42 for a gallon bucket, my inclination to hitch the ponies to the prairie schooner...

THE SATURDAY WASH There's a big golden trout down in Area 1.  Well... at least he was as of yesterday, and as far as I know he still w...

I fixed trout with lemon pepper in butter tonight, and it was rather good.  The trout came courtesy of the river Blue and the Blue River Tro...