Following Your Dreams

Following dreams and attaining goals are things that make life worth living for most of us. I've had a number of dreams and goals in my live over the last 54 years. College, serving my country in the military, earning my paratrooper wings and getting married to a great lady (I finally found someone who will put up with me!) are important goals, which I have achieved.
I've had a variety of outdoor related goals also. These have included trapping full-time for a living, successful tournament fishing, becoming a successful traditional bow hunter and decent shot with a traditional bow; and becoming a successful, published outdoor writer and photographer. More importantly to me, my goal is having a fun outdoor experience, and sharing the outdoors with my wife Kathy. She is an avid fisher-person and I'm trying to nudge her into the shooting and hunting field now, after nearly 11 years of marriage.
I hope to continue to grow, improve and achieve success in my outdoor writing and photography career also. My goals for the future include traditional bow hunts for a variety of big game throughout the US, Alaska and Canada.
Keep striving to be successful; set goals, use proper planning and they will come.

Early Season Crappie Fishing

I had the opportunity to talk fishing with Captain Kirk Weber of Captain Kirk's Guide Service out of Benton Ky. Kirk said that early season crappie fishing can produce some of the biggest fish of the season, as big females make the first forays into the shallow water during the pre-spawn period. Weather is the key ingredient for early season action. Three to five days of warm, sunny weather bring in the bigger fish. These fish can be caught on a tube jig under a bobber in 2-5 feet of water. A cold front will put fish back in deeper water from 12-20 feet.
Look for fish in rocky areas, on the west side of the twin lakes. Black crappie will be the first fish to move in during late February and March. White crappie will follow a little later, as the water warms. So don't sit at home during the warm early spring days, get out and chase some early season crappie. You can contact Captain Kirk through his web site at
www.captainkirksguideservice.com. For great fishing action in Tennessee, contact Richard Simms through his web site at www.sceniccityfishing.com