http://skunkreport.com Dedicated to the fine art of fishing without catching Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:09:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has come to our attention that the feds are about to reach into our waders and pull out some cash for the privilege of fishing in coastal waters. This is more than irritating, this is yet another usurpation of natural rights of man. This is sticking one's nose where ... http://skunkreport.com/2008/06/21/no-revenooers/ The Skunkmeister doesn't get mad about losing his favorite plug, he gets even. No one makes a fool out of the Skunkmeister. Outside help is unnecessary. http://skunkreport.com/2008/06/05/the-revenge-of-the-skunkmeister/ As the Skunkmeister says, "You can't lose em if you don't hook em." You can't simply stay home if you want to be the worst, so we grabbed an ice cream cone up the street and went on down to the favorite fishing spot known locally as an undisclosed location. ... http://skunkreport.com/2008/06/03/skunkmeister-in-mid-season-form/ How many times do I have to say it? This is all about fishing withOUT catching. Case in point: I put it all on the line, imparting to my buddy Fred here nearly every ounce of knowledge I have gained through endless trials and tribulations about how to not find any ... http://skunkreport.com/2008/05/27/another-good-man-falls-off-the-wagon/ Where the water is wet and the fish are blue.... http://skunkreport.com/2008/05/21/the-skunkmeister-hits-the-beach-for-another-season/ The Skunkmeister had to take off the vintage waders just long enough to give away daughter Sarah (see bottom of last post) in marriage to Jason. Everything went swimmingly, but I felt buck naked without the vintage waders. This has been corrected. People may tell you that fishing has tapered off ... http://skunkreport.com/2007/11/08/the-return-of-the-skunkmeister/ Many have wondered, "Just what is the origin of the Skunkmeister?" Legends abound, such as the one that posits that the Skunkmeister sprang fully formed from the ocean as depicted in this quickie sketch by some Italian guy named Botticelli: Another legend states that the Skunkmeister is the seed of a ... http://skunkreport.com/2007/10/24/where-the-skunkmeister-came-from/ Want to be strong like the Skunkmeister? Try this Swedish delicacy: If you still have any places where hair does not grow (unlikely among real men), this stuff will do the trick! The Skunk Report is negotiating with the manufacturer for exclusive North American marketing rights to this fine product. This ... http://skunkreport.com/2007/10/18/how-to-be-a-real-man-in-one-easy-meal/ Came home from work last night and said to myself, "I sure feel like fresh bluefish for supper." Grabbed my stuff, went about 90 seconds to Megansett Harbor, hiked out on the breakwater a ways, clipped on one of those plastic poppers with rattly thingies inside, and, presto, a couple ... http://skunkreport.com/2007/10/17/veni-vidi-vinci-look-it-up-if-you-have-to/ Nothing beats a little romp on deck after a tough shift out on the Grand Banks: It is recorded that Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, "To sleep, perchance to dream - ay, there's the rub." Intelligent scholars now know that Shakespeare was preparing fresh fish for dinner, and he really wrote, "Ay, ... http://skunkreport.com/2007/10/15/the-hours-are-long-but-the-girls-are-cold/