dale hollow guides
Rick Bramwell

Dale Hollow Guides

Sometimes things come out of left field as did a text from a fishing friend. She sent sites on two fishing charters at Dale Hollow Lake, Tennessee.  Both are intriguing. I’ve already booked one. The […]

bluegills and redears
Rick Bramwell

Bluegills and Redears

Bluegills and Redear Fishing Wild Goose Chase I haven’t been on a wild goose chase in quite a while but I was on a dinger early. It actually began last spring about May 26. James […]

big catfish ice fishing
Rick Bramwell

Big Catfish Through The Ice

Big Catfish Ice Fishing This ice season for Bob May and I have been up and down. Where we caught numbers there was no size, conversely, the big ones were hard to come by. Nonetheless, […]

RICK BRAMwell Outdoor Writer
Rick Bramwell

An Old Timey Outdoor Writer

How Did I Get Here As An Outdoor Writer Today is my 78th birthday and all is well, save for the weather. I’ve been writing this column for 52 years. It is surprising that I […]

Warm December 2021 Fishing
Rick Bramwell

Warm December Day

Warm December Fishing For Crappie and Bass A Warm December Day My family celebrates the birth of our Savior on Christmas morning with a big breakfast and gift exchange. Bobbie and Joe Jones are the […]

Thoughts From The Forest December 2021
Rick Bramwell

Thoughts From The Forest December 2021

Thoughts From The Forest Rick Bramwell When I was in my late 20s, I rabbit hunted with a man named Albert Wente. He was about 77 and had endless energy. I remember a long day […]

Running rabbits and saving maters
Rick Bramwell

Running Rabbits and Saving Maters

Thoughts From The Forest Running rabbits and saving maters. Rabbit, quail, and pheasant season opened on November 1. I have not seen a quail in six years and the pheasants I released 20 years ago […]

muzzleloader hunting remembering the hunt
Rick Bramwell

Muzzleloader Hunting A Hunt To Remember

Remembering Muzzleloader Hunting Adventures Sitting here on a cold winter night trying to decide if I want to drive 100 miles south to hunt for a couple of days It has been years since I […]

Greene Sullivan State Forest Fishing
Rick Bramwell

Greene Sullivan State Forest Fishing

Fishing at Greene Sullivan State Forest Lakes The Memorial Day weekend is looking good, weather-wise, but with a recent deluge of rain, one wonders where will there be clear water to fish. Locally, the creek […]