Life
Unhinged Alaska: A quick insight into moose
It seems that my style insults some of the intelligentsia who author odes to tree moss and/or are…
Nick Varney
Sports
Reeling ‘Em In: Silvers have entered the streams
The Anchor River conditions are fine, even though a bit low, but the silvers continue to arrive.
Sports
Reeling ‘Em In: Techniques to lure picky silvers
You may have to experiment with set-ups to catch silvers with some skill.
Sports
Reeling ‘Em In: Watching the fish roll in
The incoming tide was headed our way so we could restart our game of “Spot the violations” as…
Sports
Reeling ‘Em In: Can things get even better?
The silvers are starting to get their finny freak on at our famous Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon.
Sports
Reeling ‘Em In: Hard luck at the fishing hole
The action wasn’t as hot as in the past, but neither was the run.
Sports
Reeling ‘Em In: Fair weather expected for 4th of July weekend
Keep a heads-up approach when in traffic during the holiday — you don’t know who you’ll run into.
Life
Unhinged Alaska: Flashback dreams and the cold sweats
When summer arrives, every personage in the known cosmos suddenly seems to remember that they have kindred living…
Sports
Reeling ‘Em In: Kudos to anglers who adhere to fishing regulations
Line launchers mimicking the scofflaw’s method is one of the reasons fish get spooked and quit biting.
Sports
Reeling ‘Em In: Old-timers cast their lines
The grizzled gentlemen have been coming down to Homer for over 35 years to ambush flats from their…
Sports
Reeling ‘Em In: Tourism season shifts into overdrive on packed Spit
On weekends, keeping your head on a swivel is a must.
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Reeling ‘Em In: Tough times all around
The lagoon wasn’t exactly a hotspot for king-popping last week even for the couple of fish-stealing thug seals…
Life
Unhinged Alaska: It seems like a lifetime ago
A reader asked me if I remembered writing about a trip Jane and I took to New Zealand…
Sports
Reeling ‘Em In: Fishing yarns and crowded shores usher in summer in Homer
The Spit resembled an Indie 500 parking lot and the road was a whack-a-mole experience.
Life
Unhinged Alaska: Backtracking rusted memories
It’s amazing how something as innocuous as a simple phone call can set one trekking down their own…
Life
Unhinged Alaska: It can’t be break-up ‘cause there was no winter
I meditate a lot. Sometimes up to several seconds at once.