The distant vanchipattu (boatman’s song) echoes across the gentle hush of waves and wispy Chinese fishing nets cast a web across the shoreline in Kumbalangi, th ...
Checking the thickness of the ice is paramount to safety when ice fishing. It should be done with an auger or “spud bar,” a long, metal tool with a chisel on one end, at various spots. Local bait and ...
I’m talking boats, of course. My first boat many decades ago was a 12-foot aluminum pram. It weighed about 35 pounds. I could easily slide it into the back of my station wagon and take it anywhere. On ...