I can’t wait till spring to get all this started; taking pictures of the “monster fish” I expect to catch.  I also purchased some new rods and reels, lines lures and etc.  I don’t fish on the ice anymore so, I have cabin fever until spring.

I bought some new fly fishing stuff: new rod, reel, lines, poppers in addition to my last entry and have put them all in order ready for fishing.  However, the weather is still bad and I can’t use them as yet.  I now have a serious case of cabin fever.  I also purchased an inflatable canoe to carry in to those small walk in ponds where fish of huge size are supposedly just waiting to be caught.  We’ll see.  Hope to tell you all some great fishing stories in the near future.

Here is my latest catch!

Hello, my name is Jim, and this is my blog about fishing, mostly in Central Illinois.

I like to fish for large mouth bass and bluegill by fly rod.

I will be writing more soon, please check back.