The flooding along the Mississippi River, as devastating as it is, brings back memories of conversations while fishing with my father when I was a young boy.
My dad grew up along the Ohio river in southern Indiana during the first quarter of the 20th century.
This was during the period when many of the levees had not yet been built and yearly flooding was to be expected.
Dad had some interesting stories to tell about the big floods of 1927 & 1937.
During WWII, there was some rather extensive flooding in NE Ohio which provided some unique fishing opportunities.
One of the many fishing tricks I learned during this period from my dad was how to "gig" frogs using just a fly rod and a fly.
No muss, no fuss, no gigs, just lots of frogs.
Strange the things you remember from your youth.
Lew