James River/Scottsville Chris Wilkes at James River Runners Hatton Ferry reports that after a slow spring, fishing-wise, things are looking up on the James River. “I've had a few reports of great top water action on some of the smaller rivers where temps are probably a bit higher, but still they are still few and far between on the James,” Chris noted. “The big ones are starting to wake up if … [Read more...]
The Art of Putting
A golf hole is 4 1/4-inches wide. A golf ball is much smaller, a couple inches or so. So it should be a fairly easy task to knock a small ball into the much larger hole when the ball is lying at rest on a manicured, bent grass green. This is called putting, a part of the game that makes golfers wake up in cold sweats on hot summer nights. Daryl Daughtrey, a retired PGA Head Golf Professional, … [Read more...]
Miss Karen Fishing
www.misskarencharterfishing.com For 34 years, Dr. Dick Whitehill paid the rent with his scalpel. He was a noted orthopedic surgeon for the University of Virginia Hospital. But for the past three years, since retirement, the doctor changed uniforms. Instead of scrubs, he now has a Penn baseball cap, a pair of well-worn jeans, and he fishes for a living. Capt. Dick Whitehill is a … [Read more...]
Ritzy Squash
Sometimes, well many times, I like to root around in the kitchen and see what’s available, then cook that. No recipe, just instincts. Sometimes my wife wishes I hadn’t use a particular instinct, but for the most part, the food is edible and occasionally delicious. Such was the case last week when I cooked up a batch of Ritzy Squash. I had four small, yellow squash from Kroger’s - young squash, … [Read more...]
A Visit to Lake Moomaw
Lake Moomaw, in the Alleghany Highlands of western VA is an untapped treasure. Located far from any significant metropolitan area, the pristine lake is never crowded, there are no shoreline homes, the scenery is breathtaking, and wildlife and fishing opportunities abound. Moomaw’s 2,530 acres are home to an amazing variety of gamefish. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, stocked trout (brown, … [Read more...]
Squashing Squash Borers
More and more families are establishing vegetable gardens in their backyards, and some are even digging up space in the front yards where there may be more sunlight. The reasons for the implosion in the number of small gardens are numerous. For starters, home raised vegetables are far less expensive than those bought at the store. In addition, the trend towards organic foods is on the upswing. … [Read more...]
Stripers at Anna
It was a one-for-the-record-books striper trip for Jim Hemby, a striper guide at Lake Anna. Here is his report for Saturday May 9: Today Tony and I both had trips with Doug Myers and his company. We caught bait early and both started fishing at the same location. Tony put out a spread of boards and headed uplake, and I put out a bunch of down lines and headed down. My boat went through 130 … [Read more...]
Car Hops and Curb Service
How do young people meet these days? Kids don’t have weekend dances. There are there no more drive-in movies and there are no drive-in restaurants - no place to circle the parking lot looking for girls, or boys, as the case may be. Boomers look back nostalgically at the days when a young lady called a carhop would take your order for a frosted mug of root beer and an order of fries. You’d give her … [Read more...]
Chip Away! Save Strokes!
Chip Away: Save Strokes There is nothing more depressing for an average golfer than to be right beside the green in 2 and end up with a 6 or 7 on the scorecard. Only two shots to travel 350 yards, but then 4 or 5 more for the next 90 feet. The reason for all those close to the hole shots is a generally due to a lack of knowledge about how to make close-in shots count. The … [Read more...]
Backyard Battles
My backyard has transformed from a serene and peaceful setting to a battleground of world war proportions. The armies, though, have feathers. A red-tailed hawk recently decided to enter my air space and was intercepted by a half-dozen scud missiles, otherwise known as crows. While the hawk could easily handle any of the crows in a one-on-one contest, he was out of his league when six … [Read more...]
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