Up The Creek… Hello my friends, welcome to another true story from the Squirrell’s Nest. This story will focus on one particular fishing story, which looked like it would be a total disaster. Thank-God , that it ended well. Now as kids when your Pops says, “Let’s go fishing boys,…
My Old Man and The Sea – My Hero! This next story, will have its ups and downs, kinda like the sea, with its rolling waves and uncertainty. What I do know is that of all of the stories that I have written thus far, I owe it all to…
A Squirrell and a Nutjob Hello again, back to another story from the Squirrell’s nest. This is one that will forever be etched in our minds. Everyone has a dream to fly into a remote spot to fish or hunt. We all want to get to that one honey…
Pickerel Fishing – The Secret Spot – Dean Pringle In the world of Hunters and Fisherman, they are all very protective of their secret spots. Honestly, I do understand that, and well, when they take you to one, you must give them your word not to visit that spot…
Big Fish – Wally Walinda: Eyes the Size of Toonies In memory of my life-long friend of 38 years, John Mills… We all go fishing to catch the big one. Some of us do, and some of us don’t. This particular day would prove to be one we would…
Where is Waldo? – A Gerrard Rainbow Trout Story Now every so often a legend in hunting or fishing is born. In this particular story his name was Waldo. Notice how I put, was…I also took a lot of heat from my youngest brother for…well, we will get to that.…
Opening Night Pickerel Fishing – A Pound of Flesh I used to love going Opening Night Pickerel Fishing. It just so happened to coincide with my birthday…until one very strange opening night back in Peterborough, Ontario. As was any opening night, the anticipation of eating that delicate flesh of…
In your lifetime, you’re lucky to have one good friend – that guy or gal that’s with you through thick or thin. Affectionately, I call this friend my one and only Rosebud. Dave and I met in Peterborough, Ontario on Brown Street in an apartment when I was just eighteen,…
Wally Diver Lure – The Fishing Tackle Box Now we all have hunting and fishing stories to tell, right? We also know the odds game. You know what it’s like to purchase that losing lottery ticket. But this true fishing story will blow your mind. I was widowed in 1999. Marie,…