Weekend Angler

Posted on October 25, 2014

It’s been a hot, beautiful summer across much of the south. Temperatures ran above average with rainfall well be...

Posted on July 19, 2014

As a longtime outdoors person, there’s one thing I’ve noticed through the years; when winter is long and c...

Posted on December 21, 2013

The Christmas Holiday Season has arrived along with some snow, incredible food, shopping, and special time with family and...

Posted on November 30, 2013

I was relaxing in a waiting area recently, picked up a fishing magazine and found an interesting article. It was a bas...

Posted on November 16, 2013

I recently enjoyed some fine fishing for brown trout in a small reservoir close to my home. It’s prespawn time f...

Posted on August 10, 2013

I’m not the type of person who complains much. I strive to keep a positive outlook and focus on the good things in life th...

Posted on March 10, 2013

I enjoyed a busy holiday season filled with good food and time spent with family and friends. Shopping, book signing e...

Posted on November 24, 2012

It’s that time of year again…already. Is it my imagination or does every year go faster as we age? I&rsqu...

Posted on November 03, 2012

The fall period offers some of the best fishing of the year because most game fish feed heavily as day length decrease...

Posted on October 07, 2012

It’s that time again. Day length is decreasing, surface water temperatures are falling, and baitfish are beginning t...

Posted on September 03, 2012

During the peak of summer when shallow water fishing opportunities are limited I often take time to reflect on past fishin...

Posted on August 14, 2012

When summer temperatures peak, good daytime fishing opportunities become more limited. The blazing sun, high temps, high r...

Posted on July 15, 2012

Fishing for smallmouth bass in rivers is one of my favorite summer pastimes. Floating a river while watching the sun rise...

Posted on July 04, 2012

It’s been a hot, dry spring across the southeast. Summer’s just begun yet most rivers and reservoirs are unusu...

Posted on June 03, 2012

If you’ve read my book, you know I’m not an avid fly fisherman. My focus is on catching fish, whatever’s...

From the Bench: Gooch Holbert to Miss Fi...

Bridgeport High School’s football team is laced in tradition. Nothing at all groundbreaking there. From...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Coach Wayne Jamison with Pa...

With football season in full swing and with the passing of Coach Wayne Jamison earlier this year, several Time Travel...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: Stepping up in a Big Way...

Last week, I wrote about 1977 Bridgeport High School graduate Joff Rolland, who is fighting a second round of cancer and h...

Posted by Julie Perine
ToquiNotes: A Chance Encounter Gives Cit...

One person can’t remember a second of it. The other remembers it as if it was yesterday. The one who rem...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: Get Lost in Mystery and A...

Nora Roberts writing under the name of J. D. Robb returns with her 47th entry in her “In Death” series.&nb...

Posted by Sharon Saye
The Grapevine: Labor Day Relaxation and ...

This Labor Day I find myself relaxing after a hectic but wonderful weekend and reliving all the memories created during th...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen Alonso
City Faces in Different Places

Please take a moment to check out this week’s City Face, Jim Dawson. How long have yo...

Posted by Hannah Edwards
A Little Know-Howe: Thoughts on Impact o...

Seeing the videos and pictures coming from North Carolina, it's easy to see why North Carolina State University made the d...

Posted by Brad Howe