When I was at Carolina, there was a small diner just outside Chapel Hill, in Carrboro, I believe. I can’t remember the name of the greasy spoon but I remember they had a T-Bone Steak Dinner as a special on Wednesday’s for $2.25. My suite-mates and I often shared a cab ride to the restaurant and ordered the steak dinner which came with a crispy salad and a piece of grilled Texas Toast. The steak … [Read more...]
Thankful for The Specks
Just a few years ago, they shut down the speckled trout fishing entirely in Virginia because a late freeze had decimated populations. But what a comeback! Not only are there now plenty of speckled trout in the bay and our tidal rivers, they are big. Really big. Like the 6-1 beauty above caught by Bob Caudle. The trout are being caught in a number of locations - inside Lynnhaven Inlet, Rudee … [Read more...]
Uncle Dennis
I was blessed to come from large families. My mother’s mother, Mama Ida, had a total of five brothers and sisters and she married into a family of six siblings. My father, James Brewer, was the youngest of 10 children, so I had my share of aunts and uncles. If not my favorite uncle, Uncle Dennis Brewer was certainly right up there near the top and he was easily the most interesting. Uncle … [Read more...]
Argentine Red Shrimp
I stopped by Harris Teeter last week to pick up a melon and as I passed by the seafood section, I saw that they had Red Argentine Shrimp, so I quickly bought a pound and a half. I first ran into these delicious prawns a couple years back – also at Harris Teeter. These, I believe, are the best tasting shrimp on the planet. They taste an awful lot like lobster, but not as strong, They also have a … [Read more...]
Pre-Cut Aluminum Foil Sheets
I ran into a neat product recently. I had never seen it before - Reynold’s Pre-Cut Aluminum Foil Sheets. I have been buying pre-cut parchment paper for baking for quite a while, but these aluminum sheets are truly handy. Lots of times, you don’t need such a big piece of aluminum foul and it’s always the dickens to cut off the roll - usually tears away at the end, leaving you with odd shapes … [Read more...]
Another Opening Day
By Sherman Shifflett Even as Old Man Time continues to creep up on me, I still get excited about the first day of regular hunting season. This year, November 14, 2020, was no different. It was more difficult crawling out of the rack, and I was not quite as chipper, but I got on with the program. I'm 78. Things would be different this year. My hunting buddy for the past 40+ years, Greg … [Read more...]
Jaybird Street
Remember the lyrics from Rockin’ Robin? Recorded by Bobby Day in 1958, it spent 21 weeks in the Top 100, peaking at Number 2. So if you remember it, you are likely as old as I am. It went like this. He rocks in the treetops all day long Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song All the little birds on Jaybird Street Love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet I have a … [Read more...]
Really Easy Pork Tenderloin
It’s hard to screw up a pork tenderloin, easily the most succulent and tender cuts of pork. With a pork tenderloin, if it’s not raw or burned to smithereens, it’ll be good. Pork tenderloin and pork loin, though, are entirely two different types of animal. A pork tenderloin is the long, narrow, boneless cut of meat that comes from the muscle that runs along the backbone. A pork loin is wider and … [Read more...]
Notes From Capt. Cain
Despite all of 2020’s problems, it was a good fishing year in NC overall. Some days were tough, but we also had many great days on redfish, flounder, tarpon and false albacore. With the amount of small redfish around this year and combined with the flounder closure, next year should offer even better fishing. We currently have a flounder season in NC now which lasts 6 weeks for recreational … [Read more...]
Striper Action Heating Up
In Virginia waters, striper fishing has been excellent inside the Rappahannock River. Stan Cobb at Greentop says that multiple presentations are working now. Stretch baits, umbrella rigs rigged with 4-6 inch baits, lipless crankbaits, and jigging bucktails are productive. The Whitestone Bridge area has been very good, as have areas for several miles upriver. Anglers fishing the Hampton area of the … [Read more...]
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