Fish Eyes II
A crazy low lying fog covered the exposed cobble and bank. The river was still slate blue and up above the post, storm clouds were moving...
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Mike Sexton
- May 1, 2022
- 3 min
Fish Eyes
It was a rainy afternoon on my favorite river in mid September. The day started as a typical blue bird day, but after spending much time...
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Mike Sexton
- Apr 1, 2022
- 3 min
Squirrel Pack
I was 11 yrs old and living on an Air Force base in Montgomery, Alabama. The golf courses there had many ponds stocked with bass and...
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Mike Sexton
- Mar 1, 2022
- 4 min
Sound Track
I don’t know when or where I noticed it first but now that I’m aware of it, it’s everywhere. It’s not constant but it is consistent while...
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Mike Sexton
- Nov 25, 2021
- 5 min
Rambo
I was on the north end of the small lake with a group of friends. We were all spread out and in our own worlds, which would hopefully...
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Mike Sexton
- Nov 21, 2021
- 2 min
The Back Side
Living near a variety of different water is nice, although, most of it can’t easily be checked by the simple drive by. To get there has...
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Mike Sexton
- Aug 27, 2021
- 3 min
Grounding
Since the birth of my son, my life has changed. It’s taken me a year and then some to adjust. My waders now have plenty of time to dry...
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Mike Sexton
- Jun 10, 2021
- 8 min
Reflecting Pool
It was this time exactly last year when COVID hit, and was also the last weekend before the state shut down the river.....
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Mike Sexton
- May 23, 2021
- 4 min
Highway 140 - Something?
Every time on this road, whether on my bike or in the truck, I’d just catch a glimpse of four medium size ponds. I was working on a house...
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Mike Sexton
- May 9, 2021
- 3 min
El Gato
Strangely enough, the east pond had predominantly more browns than bows, while the west pond had only bows that I knew of. I’ve worked...
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Mike Sexton
- May 8, 2021
- 5 min
Cathy's
Two ponds in tandem fed by the Florida river only 40 ft away... I was slated to do a laundry list of work for a client who lived about...
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Mike Sexton
- Apr 7, 2021
- 6 min
McKenzie Head Waters
One evening while coming home from dinner in town, we were greeted with a note on our cabin door. It stated that at "time X" the power...
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Mike Sexton
- Feb 21, 2021
- 2 min
Rabbits Meadows
I headed out at sunrise to an area I’ve known about but never experienced. A nice second cup of coffee in the travel mug and my utter...
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Mike Sexton
- Feb 15, 2021
- 8 min
McKenzie
It's early autumn and I had the urge to explore new water. The thought of going north was enticing, something like Wyoming or Idaho but...
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Mike Sexton
- Dec 11, 2020
- 4 min
Lemons & Browns
I headed east out of town planning to meet up with my long time friend James at the usual spot, the fire house. It was just dawn and the...
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Mike Sexton
- Dec 11, 2020
- 3 min
Lemons & Limes
I had an evening to kill and I wanted to go check on one of my favorite areas in Durango. I didn’t even bring my rod whereas, when living...
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Mike Sexton
- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
Old Stomping Grounds
It was a Thursday and I was heading to Durango on business and a little pleasure. It was going to be a quick turn around but I had a...
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Mike Sexton
- May 15, 2020
- 4 min
Rabbits River... Part 1
Solo mission to my favorite river... what could ever beat that?! Loading my truck, I was happy about this trip: no hurried plans; no...
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Mike Sexton
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
Always Call Ahead.
Since relocating to New Mexico, I have to travel for excellent water. Pros: experiencing different water with new situations and...
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Mike Sexton
- Mar 3, 2020
- 6 min
THAT Guy...
There's always this guy- this one guy, that guy....... the guy. He's easily identified by his rod tube that is limp... or shall I say...
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